Dhaka University has won the grand finale of the Sweden-Bangladesh Nobel Memorial Quiz 2016. The competition was held in the capital yesterday, says press release.
Triumphing over three competing teams in the final, Team Pratishwik, comprising of Shamim Sohani Rimon, Wahik Kaiser, and Munzer Talukdar, won a one-week fully paid trip to Sweden, and will receive the opportunity to visit famous Swedish companies and sight-seeing points in Sweden.
The quiz focused on Alfred Nobel, the Nobel Prize, Nobel laureates, and Sweden as a country.
Team Pratishwik won the competition defeating first runner up BUET ORCS, second runner up NSU Crispr, and third runner up IUT Stark. Johan Frisell, ambassador of Sweden to Bangladesh, attended the grand finale as chief guest.
Professor Dr Saiful Islam, Vice-chancellor of BUET attended the occasion as special guest. Also present were representatives of the campaign sponsors ABB, Ericsson, Arla, Tetra Pak, Volvo, Scania, and IKEA.
‘Bangladesh and Sweden are deepening their relations in the area of business, culture and research. The Nobel Quiz shows that there is a generation of students in Bangladesh with deep interest in enterprise and innovation, following the spirit of the great Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel.
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