Bangladesh wins bronze in biology Olympiad

Auddithio Nag, a Bangladeshi student, has won bronze medal in the 29th International Biology Olympiad (IBO) held in Iran, reports UNB.

The award was announced and distributed on Sunday, said a press release.

Four Bangladeshi high school students participated in the Olympiad held from 15 to 22 July.

The IBO, 2018 was organised by the ministry of education, Iran in partnership with the University of Tarbiat Modares.

More than 260 students from 60 countries joined the event.

According to the IBO official website, the first edition of the competition was held in Olomouc, the Czech Republic, in July 1990. Iran joined the competition in 1999.