BDOAA Team

Bangladesh Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (BDOAA) is a non-profit organization that organizes the regional and national olympiads on astronomy and astrophysics (A&A), hosts the national A&A camp in Bangladesh, and sends students to the International Olympiad on A&A (IOAA). BDOAA is the most prestigious competition on A&A in Bangladesh for school and college students and IOAA is the most prestigious international competition on A&A for students up to the age of eighteen. IOAA has been held annually since 2007 and BDOAA has been sending students to the olympiad every year since 2018. BDOAA also organizes workshops, gives career guidance to aspiring astronomers, and hosts events for the popularization of A&A.

The following Executive Committee (EC) of BDOAA is taking effect from 8 February 2023 for one year for organizing the 7th BDOAA (BDOAA 2023/2024) and sending students to the 16th IOAA.

Academic Committee  (AC)

Current Working team The EC is appointing the following Academic Committee (AC), Organizing Committee (OC), and Advisory Committee (AdC) of BDOAA which will take effect from 8 February 2024 for one year. The EC is appointing the following Academic Committee (AC), Organizing Committee (OC), and Advisory Committee (AdC) of BDOAA which will take effect from 8 February 2024 for one year.
Coordinator Dr.  Khan Asad Assistant professor and the founding director of COALab, IUB
Assistant Coordinator, Team Leader Fahim Rajit Hossain Graduate, EEE, Bangladesh Army University of Engineering and Technology, Natore
Assistant Coordinator, Team Leader Md Mahmudunnobe Ph.D. student at Wayne State University, USA.
Tunok Mondol Graduate, Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Waterloo, Canada
Arnab Chowdhury Undergraduate, Civil Engg., Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Md. Arman Hassan Undergraduate, Mech. Engg., Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Hasnat Mohammad Nayeem Undergraduate, EEE, Islamic University of Technology
Serat Mahmud Saad Undergraduate, Vanderbilt University, Tennessee, USA
Abdullah al Rafi Mahmud Undergraduate, Villanova University, Pennsylvania, USA.
Turja Roy Undergraduate, ETE, Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology
Imdadullah Raji Undergraduate, Mech. Engg., Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Muztahid Abrar Shafi Undergraduate, EEE, Islamic University of Technology
Mahajabin Tabassum Soikey Undergraduate, CSE, Islamic University of Technology
S M TOUFIQUZZAMAN Undergraduate, MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF RAJSHAHI
Shahriar Kabir Saaj Undergraduate, Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology
Ahnaf Islam Rakin Mech. Engg., Islamic University of Technology
Tahiatun Nahar Juthi MME, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
PR Manager Sadman Shabab Azad Department of Business Administration – General, Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP)
PR Manager Tafhimul Hasan Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka

Organizing Committee (OC)

    • Dr. Khan Asad
    • Fahim Rajit Hossain
    • Md. Arman Hassan
    • Arnab Chowdhury
Advisory Committee (AdC)
    • Mohsinul Kabir, Lecturer, Islamic University of Technology, Bangladesh.
    • Tanvir Karim, PhD candidate, Harvard University, USA.
    • Syeda Lammim Ahad, PhD candidate, Leiden University, The Netherlands.

Contact at

Please contact the assistant academic coordinator [farahoshwadhin.13@gmail.com +8801781259313] for inquiries related to IOAA in Bangladesh.
  • For Academic purposes: mail.bdoaa@gmail.com
  • For Public Relations and Management: bdoaa.mail@gmail.com