The University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) has secured four awards, including one Champion Award and three Merit Awards, at the Bangladesh ICT & Innovation Awards 2026, where 44 projects were recognised from 355 submissions nationwide.
Organised by the Bangladesh ICT and Innovation Network (BIIN), the competition concluded with an awards ceremony at BRAC University in Dhaka on 3 October, recognising innovative student projects across different categories, ULAB said in a press release on Wednesday.
ULAB’s four winning projects spanned three categories, highlighting the university’s emphasis on innovation, creativity and practical problem-solving through project-based learning and research.
Students Md Abu Hurayra and Md Shahriar Alam won the Champion Award in the Consumer category for CHRONIQ, which originated as a course project supervised by Professor Muhammad Golam Kibria.
In the Business Services category, Saiful Islam, M M Rafsanjani Showrav and Pranto Paul received a Merit Award for Sotto Onusondhan, developed as a capstone project under the supervision of Professor Nafees Mansoor.
Roza Smaranee Biswas, Talha Shad and Pranto Barai secured 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 their project Bak-shrobon.
Of the 355 projects submitted from across Bangladesh, 118 advanced to the final evaluation stage. A 40-member jury comprising experts from industry, academia, government, banking and the startup ecosystem assessed the entries, with 44 projects ultimately receiving recognition.
Science and Technology Minister Fakir Mahbub Anam attended the ceremony as chief guest, while State Minister for Planning Zonayed Abdur Rahim Saki was present as special guest.
ULAB congratulated the award-winning students and their faculty supervisors, reaffirming its commitment to nurturing young innovators and advancing research-driven education.
The university said it would continue encouraging students to develop practical solutions to real-world challenges and pursue excellence in national and international competitions.
