Team Pengu has won ACCQUANTUM 2026, a national accounting competition organised by BRAC University’s Finance and Accounting Club, with a total prize pool of Tk4 lakh.

The grand finale was held at BRAC University on 28 October, according to the press release. Dhaka Bank PLC presented the competition, with Hoorain HTF Ltd as the powering partner and HeadStart as the associate partner.

Team Baka and Bhapa Pitha were named joint first runners-up. Capital Ledger, Team Khelaghor and Mission: Maybe finished fourth, fifth and sixth respectively.

Themed “The Science Behind Accounting”, the competition comprised three rounds. Participants worked with actual company data and practical cases covering IFRS 18, sustainability reporting, auditing, project appraisal and the use of artificial intelligence in accounting.

In the final round, six teams received a new case and defended their proposed solutions before a panel of judges.

Masud Khan, chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission, attended as chief guest.

Other guests included AKM Shahnawaj, additional managing director of Dhaka Bank PLC; Md Kausar Alam FCMA, president of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh; and Prawma Khan FCCA, country manager of ACCA Bangladesh. Senior officials of Dhaka Bank were also present.

The club said the competition aimed to bridge the gap between classroom learning and professional accounting practice by giving students opportunities to tackle problems faced by finance professionals.