Bangladesh wins bronze at International Mathematics Olympiad

The International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO) is a global mathematics competition for high school students across the world. The problems posed to participants are based on basic concepts of algebra, combinatorics, geometry, and number theory.

The IMO is a two-day long contest, with participants asked to solve three problems each day. Each participant gets four hours to solve three problems a day. The challenging aspect of the competition lies in the fact that students have to use their creativity and logical thinking, in addition to mathematical knowledge, to solve the questions.

This year, the 63rd edition of the IMO was hosted by Oslo, Norway, with team Bangladesh winning a bronze medal and five honourable mentions. The Bangladesh team ranked 57th out of 104 countries, scoring 115 marks in the process, which is second highest score by Bangladesh at this international event.

Tahjib Hossain Khan of Ananda Mohan College, Mymensingh, won a bronze medal, scoring 23 marks. Tahmid Hameem Chowdhury and Md Ashraful Islam Fahim from Notre Dame College, Md Fuad Al Alam, from Dhaka Residential Model College, S M A Nahian, from Shamsul Hoque Khan School and College, and Nujhat Ahmed Disha, from Viqarunnisa School and College received honourable mentions.

Owing to the global pandemic, the IMO had been organised virtually for the past two years. This year, Norway organised the event with prizes being distributed to winners at a closing ceremony at the City Hall in Oslo.