The team from Bangladesh has won 3 gold and 2 silver awards at the International Invention, Innovation, and Technology Exhibition (ITEX) 2023 competition, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The technical consultant for the Bangladesh team was a2i (Aspire to Innovate). 

This two-day long competition wrapped up on 12 May 2023, with gold awards being given to the following winners from Bangladesh: Bangla Traders in the agriculture category, AmarPay in the ICT, telecommunication and audiovisual category, and Zynax Health Limited in the medical health category. 

Additionally, EGuardian in the environment-energy category and Bangla Track in the ICT, telecommunication and audiovisual category received silver awards respectively. 

As per a press release, a2i has participated in previous iterations of ITEX in 2018 and 2019 with their own entries and won a total of three gold and six bronze awards, including receiving special recognition for one of the projects. Since then, a2i has promoted ITEX among the Bangladesh startup community and local tech entrepreneurs, eventually shifting their role to technical consultant for the Bangladesh team this year.