Student start-ups target SDG challenges at DIU Hult Prize Grand Finale
Daffodil International University (DIU) hosted the grand finale of its campus round of the Hult Prize Foundation on 19 February, bringing together student teams to pitch business ideas designed to address social challenges through scalable, market-based solutions.
Student start-ups target SDG challenges at DIU Hult Prize Grand Finale
Daffodil International University (DIU) hosted the grand finale of its campus round of the Hult Prize Foundation on 19 February, bringing together student teams to pitch business ideas designed to address social challenges through scalable, market-based solutions.
The finale was held at DIU’s permanent campus in Ashulia, where shortlisted teams presented their ventures before a distinguished panel of judges representing the entrepreneurship, technology and development sectors.
The judging panel comprised Al-Amin Kabir, Founder and CEO of Marketever; A.H. Ali, CEO of Ninjas IT and Founder of Campus To Career; Md. Masud Parvez, Programme Officer at ActionAid Bangladesh; Md. Abdur Rashid Sohag, Founder of Pupil School Bus Ltd and President of the Startup Association of Bangladesh; and Fahim Shahriar, CEO and Co-founder of Sustain Launch Labs and former Regional Director of the Hult Prize Foundation.
Judge Al-Amin Kabir remarked that while Bangladesh generates a wealth of ideas, start-ups ultimately succeed through execution. He noted that the teams that stood out were those developing globally scalable solutions supported by standardised operations, clear compliance structures and adaptable business models capable of functioning across diverse markets.
Following multiple screening stages, Team BrickSTER emerged as Champion, while Team Nector and Team Ecolary secured the positions of First and Second Runner-Up respectively. Organisers stated that the top three were selected from eight finalist teams, after the campus round initially began with 33 competing ventures.
