Dhaka, 18th July, 2016.   The 27th International Biology Olympiad (IBO 2016) is being held in Hanoi, Vietnam from 17th through 24 July.  The International Biology Olympiad (IBO) is a regional competition for secondary school students. All participating countries send their top students, who are winners in their respective National Biology Olympiad (NBO).

This is the first time that Bangladesh is participating in this event. Student participants are as follows: Wasee Rahman Chowdhury, Wasique Hasan, Maisasha Munawwara Prome and Ayman Wadud.

The two Teacher participants  who will also act as  Jury Members are Professor Dr. Rakha Hari Sarker at the Department of Botany, Dhaka University and Mr. Md. Samiul Alam Rajib  at the Dept. of Pharmacy, BRAC  University, Dhaka. [ communicated by Professor R. H. Sarker.]