BD girls win seed money for green project in int'l contest

A group of five Bangladeshi girls beat out competition from around the world with their idea for a project aimed at green urbanisation, bringing home the prize of HK$20,000 as seed money from global charity foundation 24 Hour Race, reports UNB.

Over a period of 3 months, teams from around the world worked on creating projects to combat a social issue of their choosing. Together with the Hong Kong-based 24 Hour Race team, they brainstormed, planned, and started working towards their goals.

On August 18, ReLeaf from Dhaka was announced the winning project. The five winning girls are Shebonti Khandaker, Ramisa Kabir, Raida Siddiqui, Raiyan Khan and Sejal Rahman. In the final round, they were up against competition from students attending world-renowned universities such as Oxford, Warwick and the University of Pennsylvania.