ACM ICPC Dhaka Site


ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest is an annual multi-tiered competition among the universities of the world. There are eighteen 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.

History

ACM ICPC Dhaka site contest started in 1997 with the initiative of Professor A. L. Haque of North South University. 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, Rezaul Alam Chowdhury and Tarique Mesbaul Islam occupied 24th position in the world final among 54 teams tying with Stanford University. Same year, NSU team received a wild card for being the host of the Dhaka site regional contest and participated in the world final.
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. Bangladesh University of Business and Technology hosted the event in 2014.

Past events

1997

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. In 2005, Fudan University became champion at two different sites and withdrawn their championship from Dhaka site.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:
World FinalDatePlaceUniversityTeam NameContestantCoachResultEntry
22ndFeb 28, 1998Atlanta, GeorgiaBangladesh University of Engineering and TechnologyBengal TigersSuman Kumar Nath, Rezaul Alam Chowdhury, Tarique Mesbaul Islam24thDhaka site champion
North South UniversityNSU DreamTarique Zaman Chowdhury, Mehrin Shahed, Salman Ahmed AwanH.M.Dhaka site wild card
23rdApril 12, 1999Eindhoven, the NetherlandsBangladesh University of Engineering and TechnologyThe Balloon CountersRezaul Alam Chowdhury, Mojahedul Hoque Abul Hasanat, Mehedy MasoodH.M.Dhaka site champion
24thMarch 18, 2000Orlando, FloridaBangladesh University of Engineering and TechnologyBUET BacktrackersMustaq Ahmed, Munirul Abedin, M Rubaiyat Ferdous JewelMohammad Kaykobad11thKanpur site champion
25thMarch 10, 2001Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaBangladesh University of Engineering and TechnologyBUET LoopersMustaq Ahmed, Munirul Abedin, Abdullah Al MahmudMohammad Kaykobad29thKanpur site champion
26thMarch 23, 2002Honolulu, HawaiiBangladesh University of Engineering and TechnologyBUET AckermannsMd Kamruzzaman, Abdullah Al Mahmud, Mushfiqur RoufMohammad KaykobadH.MDhaka site champion
American International University - BangladeshAIUB-AAdib Hasan Manob, Md. Mahabub Alam, Md. Nurul AminH.M.Dhaka & Kanpur site Runners Up
27thMarch 25, 2003Beverly Hills, CaliforniaBangladesh University of Engineering and TechnologyBUET LoopingAsif Haque, Mehedi Bakht, Md Saifur RahmanMohammad KaykobadH.MDhaka site champion
28thMarch 31, 2004Prague, Czech RepublicBangladesh University of Engineering and TechnologyBUET PhoenixAsif Haque, Mehedi Bakht, Md Saifur RahmanMohammad Kaykobad27thDhaka site wild card
29thApril 16, 2005Shanghai, ChinaBangladesh University of Engineering and TechnologyBUET ExplorerMushfiqur Rouf, Abdullah Al Mahmud, Manzurur Rahman Khan29thDhaka site wild card
30thApril 12, 2006San Antonio, TexasUniversity of DhakaDU GryffindorQuazi Sarfaraz Hussain, Ariful Islam Siddiqi, Mainul IslamMd. Abdur RazzaqueH.M.Dhaka site direct entry
Bangladesh University of Engineering and TechnologyBUET BUET ExceedIstiaque Ahmed, Manzurur Khan, Omar Haider39thDhaka site wild card
31stMarch 15, 2007Tokyo, JapanBangladesh University of Engineering and TechnologyBUET xC33dIstiaque Ahmed, Sabbir Yousuf Sanny, Mohammad Mahmudur RahmanH.M.Dhaka site wild card
32ndApril 9, 2008Banff, CanadaBangladesh University of Engineering and TechnologyBUET SprinterSabbir Yousuf Sanny, Mahbubul Hasan, Shahriar Rouf31stDhaka site champion
East West UniversityEWU Dream of TwilightSohel Hafiz, Mahbub Mozadded, Md. Arifuzzaman ArifH.M.Dhaka site wild card
33rdApril 21, 2009Stockholm, SwedenBangladesh University of Engineering and TechnologyBUET FalconMahbubul Hasan, Shahriar Rouf, Tanaeem M. Moosa34thDhaka site Runner-up
University of DhakaDU Dark KnightsSyed Zubair Hossain, Jane Alam Jan, Iqram MahmudSyed Monowar Hossain Rony Hasinur Rahman 49thKanpur site Runner-up
North South UniversityNSU ARCTURUSSamee Zahur, M. Mustafijur Rahman Faysal, Md. Ameer HamzaMohammad Kabir HossainH.M.Kuala Lumpur site
34thFebruary 5, 2010Harbin, ChinaBangladesh University of Engineering and TechnologyBUET Rand EclipticTanaeem M. Moosa, Tasnim Imran Sunny, Muntasir Mashuq36thDhaka site Runner-up
35thMay 30, 2011Orlando, FloridaBangladesh University of Engineering and TechnologyBUET AnnihilatorTasnim Imran Sunny, Muntasir Mashuq, Anindya DasH.M.Dhaka site Champion
36thMay 18, 2012Warsaw, PolandBangladesh University of Engineering and TechnologyBUET.oOMd. Enzam Hossain, F. A. Rezaur Rahman Chowdhury, Mir Wasi AhmedMohammad KaykobadHonorable MentionDhaka site Champion
Shahjalal University of Science and TechnologySUST_PALINDROMEForhad Ahmed, Baker Mohammad Anas, Md. Maksud HossainShahidul IslamHonorable MentionDhaka site Runnersup
37thJuly 3, 2013Saint Petersburg, RussiaBangladesh University of Engineering and TechnologyChokerMuhammad Nazmul Hasan, Prasanjit Barua, Mohammad Hafiz UddinMohammad Kaykobad60thDhaka Site Runnersup
Shahjalal University of Science and TechnologySUST_PALINDROMEForhad Ahmed, Baker Mohammad Anas, Md. Maksud HossainShahidul IslamH.M.
38thJune 25, 2014Ekaterinburg, RussiaBangladesh University of Engineering and TechnologyPrasanjit Barua, Mohammad Hafiz Uddin, Pratyai MazumderMohammad Saifur Rahman19thDhaka Site Runnersup
Shahjalal University of Science and TechnologySUST_AttoprottoyeeNafis Ahmed, Syed Shahriar Manjur, Imtiaz ShakilDebakar ShamantaHonorable MentionDhaka Site Champion
39thMay 20, 2015Marrakech, MoroccoShahjalal University of Science and TechnologySUST_DownToTheWireAbdullah Al Maruf,Sakibul Mowla,Dhananjoy BiswasMd. Saiful Islam51stDhaka Site Champion
Jahangirnagar UniversityJU_AssassinsMohammad Nafis Sadique, Aninda Majumder, Suman BhadraMohammad Shorif Uddin51stAmritapuri Site Runner-up
40thMay 19, 2016Phuket, ThailandJahangirnagar UniversityJU_OMd. Nafis Sadique, Raihat Zaman Neloy, Niloy DattaK M Akkas Ali44thDhaka Site Champion
Shahjalal University of Science and TechnologySUST_DownToTheWireAbdullah Al Maruf,Sakibul Mowla,Dhananjoy BiswasMd. Saiful IslamHonorable MentionDhaka Site Runner-up
North South UniversityNSU BugLoversMohammad Samiul Islam, Ahmad Faiyaz, Hasib Al MuhaiminMd Shazzad HosainHonorable MentionDhaka Site 2nd Runner-up
41thMay 24, 2017Rapid City, South DakotaBangladesh University of Engineering and TechnologyBUET RayoM M Harun Ur Rashid, Tonmoy Mollik, Nazmur RashidMohammad KaykobadH.M.Dhaka Site Champion
University of DhakaDU_CensoredShahed Shahriar, Rezwan Mahmud Tonmoy, Sabit Anwar ZahinTamal Adhikary56thDhaka Site 2nd Runner-up
Jahangirnagar UniversityJU_CircavexBir Bahadur Khatri, Raihat Zaman Neloy, Md Sahedul Islam SohelMohammad Shorif UddinH.M.Amritapuri Sub Site Champion
42thApril 20, 2018Beijing, ChinaBangladesh University of Engineering and TechnologyBUET DracarysMd Riazul Islam Riaz, Tonmoy Mollik, Nazmur RashidMohammad Kaykobad56thDhaka Site Champion
Shahjalal University of Science and TechnologySUST_TeamXMd Kazi Nayeem, Moudud Ahmed Khan Shahriar, Md Nazim UddinMd Saiful Islam56thDhaka Site 2nd Runner-up

ACM ICPC Dhaka site hosts

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