Students of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) have won one Champion Award and three Merit Awards at the Bangladesh ICT and Innovation Awards 2026 for projects across three categories.

The Bangladesh ICT and Innovation Network organised the awards ceremony at BRAC University in Dhaka on 3 October, 2026, according to the press release.

Md Abu Hurayra and Md Shahriar Alam won the Champion Award in the consumer category for CHRONIQ, which began as a course project supervised by Professor Muhammad Golam Kibria.

Saiful Islam, MM Rafsanjani Showrav and Pranto Paul received a Merit Award in the business services category for Sotto Onusondhan. The project was developed as a capstone project under Professor Nafees Mansoor’s supervision.

Roza Smaranee Biswas, Talha Shad and Pranto Barai won a Merit Award in the inclusion and community services category for GaitAid, another capstone project supervised by Professor Muhammad Golam Kibria.

In the same category, Rahul Bala Promith and Anima Biswas received a Merit Award for Bak-shrobon.

The competition received 355 project submissions from across Bangladesh, with 118 shortlisted for final evaluation.

A 40-member jury comprising experts from industry, academia, government, banking and the start-up community assessed the entries. A total of 44 projects received recognition.

Science and Technology Minister Fakir Mahbub Anam attended the ceremony as the chief guest. Zonayed Abdur Rahim Saki, state minister for planning, attended as the special guest.

ULAB congratulated the winning students and their faculty supervisors, saying the recognition reflected its emphasis on innovation, creativity and practical problem-solving through project-based learning and research.

The university reaffirmed its commitment to developing young innovators and advancing research-driven education.

It also said it would continue encouraging students to create solutions to real-world challenges and pursue excellence in national and international competitions.