Bangladesh wins bronze at International Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad

A team from Bangladesh achieved notable success at the 17th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) 2024, winning a Bronze Medal and an Honourable Mention. Tasdik Ahmed Tonmoy from Govt. Laboratory High School, Rajshahi, secured the Bronze medal, becoming the youngest IOAA medalist from Bangladesh, while Labib Bin Azad from Notre Dame College received an Honourable Mention. The competition, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, featured 53 teams from around the world. The team, coordinated by Fahim Rajit Hossain and Mahmud Un Nobe, expressed their pride in representing Bangladesh and dedicated their success to the martyrs of the recent Anti-Discriminatory student movement in Bangladesh. The team is now preparing for their first participation in the upcoming 3rd International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics Junior (IOAA Jr.) in Nepal this October.