Annual university computing competition
ACM ICPC Dhaka Site
Data
Established
1997
Region
Asia
Abbreviation
ACM ICPC
ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (abbreviated as ACM-ICPC or just ICPC) is an annual multi-tiered competition among the universities of the world. There are eighteen[ 1] different sites in Asia that host Asia Regional Final and Dhaka is one of them. Each year the winner of the Asia Regional Final Dhaka Site Contest advances to the ACM-ICPC World Finals. Like other sites of ICPC, Dhaka site contest is also sponsored by IBM and operated under the auspices of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).
History
BUET Bengal Tiger, first champion, ACM ICPC Dhaka site contest and also the first team from Bangladesh to participate in the ACM ICPC World Final.
DIU hosted the biggest onsite programming contest in ICPC Dhaka Regional 2024.
ACM ICPC Dhaka site contest started in 1997 with the initiative of Professor A. L. Haque of North South University (NSU).[ 2] [ 3] Its first event was held on 18 November 1997 with the participation of 18 teams from 11 institutions. Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology - BUET Bengal Tigers team became the champion and moved to the world final which was held on 28 February 1998 at Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Champion BUET team of Suman Kumar Nath (now at Microsoft Research), Rezaul Alam Chowdhury (UT Austin) and Tarique Mesbaul Islam (Waterloo) occupied 24th position in the world final among 54 teams tying with Stanford University .[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] Same year, NSU team received a wild card for being the host of the Dhaka site regional contest and participated in the world final.[ 4]
North South University hosted this event 12 times from 1997 to 1999, 2004 to 2006, 2008 to 2011, 2013 and 2015 while Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology hosted thrice from 2001 to 2003. East West University hosted the event in 2007. Daffodil International University hosted the event in 2012, 2018 and 2024. Bangladesh University of Business and Technology hosted the event in 2014 and 2021. Green University of Bangladesh hosted the event in 2022 which was held on 10–11 March 2023 at its permanent campus.[ 7]
Past events
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2021
2022
2024
Dhaka site local teams in the world final
Each year at least one local team from Dhaka site takes part in the world final either as the regional champion or by wild card. On few occasions Dhaka site local teams made it by winning ACM ICPC Kanpur site regional.[ 36] In 2005, Fudan University became champion at two different sites and withdrawn their championship from Dhaka site. As a result, 2nd ranked team, University of Dhaka who was supposed to get a wild card got the direct entry to the world final and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology got the wild card. Summary of all the Dhaka site local team results in the world final are illustrated in the following table:[ 37] [ 38]
World Final
Date
Place
University
Team Name
Contestant
Coach
Result
Entry
22nd
Feb 28, 1998
Atlanta , Georgia
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Bengal Tigers
Suman Kumar Nath, Rezaul Alam Chowdhury, Tarique Mesbaul Islam
24th
Dhaka site champion
North South University
NSU Dream
Tarique Zaman Chowdhury, Mehrin Shahed, Salman Ahmed Awan
H.M.
Dhaka site wild card
23rd
April 12, 1999
Eindhoven , the Netherlands
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
The Balloon Counters
Rezaul Alam Chowdhury, Mojahedul Hoque Abul Hasanat, Mehedy Masood
H.M.
Dhaka site champion
24th
March 18, 2000
Orlando, Florida
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
BUET Backtrackers
Mustaq Ahmed, Munirul Abedin, M Rubaiyat Ferdous Jewel
Mohammad Kaykobad [ 39]
11th
Kanpur site champion
25th
March 10, 2001
Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
BUET Loopers
Mustaq Ahmed, Munirul Abedin, Abdullah Al Mahmud
Mohammad Kaykobad [ 39]
29th
Kanpur site champion
26th
March 23, 2002
Honolulu , Hawaii
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
BUET Ackermanns
Md Kamruzzaman, Abdullah Al Mahmud, Mushfiqur Rouf
Mohammad Kaykobad [ 39]
H.M
Dhaka site champion
American International University - Bangladesh
AIUB-A
Adib Hasan Manob, Md. Mahabub Alam, Md. Nurul Amin
H.M.
Dhaka & Kanpur site Runners Up
27th
March 25, 2003
Beverly Hills , California
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
BUET Looping
Asif Haque, Mehedi Bakht, Md Saifur Rahman
Mohammad Kaykobad [ 39]
H.M
Dhaka site champion
28th
March 31, 2004
Prague , Czech Republic
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
BUET Phoenix
Asif Haque, Mehedi Bakht, Md Saifur Rahman
Mohammad Kaykobad [ 39]
27th
Dhaka site wild card
29th
April 16, 2005
Shanghai, China
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
BUET Explorer
Mushfiqur Rouf, Abdullah Al Mahmud, Manzurur Rahman Khan
29th
Dhaka site wild card
30th
April 12, 2006
San Antonio , Texas
University of Dhaka
DU Gryffindor[ 40] [ 41]
Quazi Sarfaraz Hussain, Ariful Islam Siddiqi, Mainul Islam
Md. Abdur Razzaque[ 42]
H.M.
Dhaka site direct entry
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
BUET BUET Exceed
Istiaque Ahmed, Manzurur Khan, Omar Haider
39th
Dhaka site wild card
31st
March 15, 2007
Tokyo, Japan
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
BUET xC33d
Istiaque Ahmed, Sabbir Yousuf Sanny, Mohammad Mahmudur Rahman
H.M.
Dhaka site wild card
32nd
April 9, 2008
Banff , Canada
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
BUET Sprinter
Sabbir Yousuf Sanny, Mahbubul Hasan, Shahriar Rouf
31st
Dhaka site champion
East West University
EWU Dream of Twilight
Sohel Hafiz, Mahbub Mozadded, Md. Arifuzzaman Arif
H.M.
Dhaka site wild card
33rd
April 21, 2009
Stockholm , Sweden
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
BUET Falcon
Mahbubul Hasan, Shahriar Rouf, Tanaeem M. Moosa
34th
Dhaka site Runner-up
University of Dhaka
DU Dark Knights
Syed Zubair Hossain, Jane Alam Jan, Iqram Mahmud
Syed Monowar Hossain[ 43] [ 44] Rony Hasinur Rahman (Acting Coach)
49th
Kanpur site Runner-up
North South University
NSU ARCTURUS
Samee Zahur, M. Mustafijur Rahman Faysal, Md. Ameer Hamza
Mohammad Kabir Hossain
H.M.
Kuala Lumpur site
34th
February 5, 2010
Harbin , China
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
BUET Rand Ecliptic
Tanaeem M. Moosa, Tasnim Imran Sunny, Muntasir Mashuq
36th
Dhaka site Runner-up
35th
May 30, 2011
Orlando, Florida
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
BUET Annihilator
Tasnim Imran Sunny, Muntasir Mashuq, Anindya Das
H.M.
Dhaka site Champion
36th
May 18, 2012
Warsaw, Poland
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
BUET .oO
Md. Enzam Hossain, F. A. Rezaur Rahman Chowdhury, Mir Wasi Ahmed[ 45]
Mohammad Kaykobad [ 39]
Honorable Mention[ 25]
Dhaka site Champion
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
SUST_PALINDROME
Forhad Ahmed, Baker Mohammad Anas, Md. Maksud Hossain[ 45]
Shahidul Islam
Honorable Mention[ 25]
Dhaka site Runners-up
37th
July 3, 2013
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Choker
Muhammad Nazmul Hasan, Prasanjit Barua, Mohammad Hafiz Uddin[ 45]
Mohammad Kaykobad [ 39]
60th[ 46]
Dhaka Site Runners-up
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
SUST_PALINDROME
Forhad Ahmed, Baker Mohammad Anas, Md. Maksud Hossain[ 45]
Shahidul Islam
H.M.[ 46]
38th
June 25, 2014
Ekaterinburg, Russia
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
[MAX+7]
Prasanjit Barua, Mohammad Hafiz Uddin, Pratyai Mazumder[ 47]
Mohammad Saifur Rahman[ 48]
19th[ 49]
Dhaka Site Runners-up
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
SUST_Attoprottoyee
Nafis Ahmed, Syed Shahriar Manjur, Imtiaz Shakil[ 47]
Debakar Shamanta
Honorable Mention[ 49]
Dhaka Site Champion
39th
May 20, 2015
Marrakech , Morocco
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
SUST_DownToTheWire
Abdullah Al Maruf, Sakibul Mowla, Dhananjoy Biswas
Md. Saiful Islam
51st[ 50]
Dhaka Site Champion
Jahangirnagar University
JU_Assassins
Mohammad Nafis Sadique, Aninda Majumder, Suman Bhadra
Mohammad Shorif Uddin
51st[ 50]
Amritapuri Site Runner-up
40th
May 19, 2016
Phuket , Thailand
Jahangirnagar University
JU_O(N^3)
Md. Nafis Sadique, Raihat Zaman Neloy, Niloy Datta
K M Akkas Ali
44th[ 51]
Dhaka Site Champion
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
SUST_DownToTheWire
Abdullah Al Maruf, Sakibul Mowla, Dhananjoy Biswas
Md. Saiful Islam
Honorable Mention[ 51]
Dhaka Site Runner-up
North South University
NSU BugLovers
Mohammad Samiul Islam, Ahmad Faiyaz, Hasib Al Muhaimin
Md Shazzad Hosain
Honorable Mention[ 51]
Dhaka Site 2nd Runner-up
41st
May 24, 2017
Rapid City , South Dakota
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
BUET Rayo
M M Harun Ur Rashid, Tonmoy Mollik, Nazmur Rashid
Mohammad Kaykobad
H.M.
Dhaka Site Champion
University of Dhaka
DU_Censored
Shahed Shahriar, Rezwan Mahmud Tonmoy, Sabit Anwar Zahin
Tamal Adhikary
56th
Dhaka Site 2nd Runner-up
Jahangirnagar University
JU_Circavex
Bir Bahadur Khatri, Raihat Zaman Neloy, Md Sahedul Islam Sohel
Mohammad Shorif Uddin
H.M.
Amritapuri Sub Site Champion
42nd
April 20, 2018
Beijing, China
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
BUET Dracarys
Md Riazul Islam Riaz, Tonmoy Mollik, Nazmur Rashid
Mohammad Kaykobad
56th[ 52]
Dhaka Site Champion[ 53]
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
SUST_TeamX
Md Kazi Nayeem, Moudud Ahmed Khan Shahriar, Md Nazim Uddin
Md Saiful Islam
56th[ 52]
Dhaka Site 2nd Runner-up[ 53]
43rd
April 4,
2019
Porto,
Portugal
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
BUET Bloodhound
H.M. Ashiqul Islam, Arghya Pal, Tanveer Muttaqueen
Mohammad Kaykobad
62nd[ 54]
Dhaka Site 2nd Runner-up[ 55]
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
SUST_Descifrador
Ovishek Paul, Moudud Khan Shahriar, Jubair Aaraf
H.M.[ 54]
Dhaka Site Champion[ 55]
44th
October,
2021
Moscow,
Russia
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
BUET HellBent
H.M. Ashiqul Islam, Arghya Pal, Pritom Kundu
M Sohel Rahman
24th (Asia West Champions)[ 56]
Dhaka Site Champion
University of Dhaka
DU_SwampFire
Jubayer Rahman Nirjhor, Md Shahadat Hossain Shahin, Md Mahamudur Rahaman Sajib
33rd[ 56]
Asia West Finals 10th place
ACM ICPC Dhaka site hosts
Host Universities
See also
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