bdNOG20 Fellowship Program

Technical Training & Conference Fellowship opportunities for bdNOG20

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Fellowship Status

Enabling network professionals and operators from remote and less privileged regions.

RESULTS PUBLISHED
Successful Applicants list has been officially published!

Congratulations to all the selected fellows! The Fellowship Committee has sent formal award acceptance emails. If you are a recipient, please confirm your acceptance within the given schedule.

Awarded bdNOG Fellows

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Mst. Mithi Aktar

Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL)

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Tasnuva Zarin Mou

Fiber@Home

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Mahadi Hasan Tultul

Sylhet Agricultural University

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Syed Abdur Rahim

Bangla Trac Communication Limited

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Noor-E-Alom Shehab

Amber IT Ltd.

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Mehedi Al Amin

IFIC BANK PLC

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Saiful Hasan Shanto

BRAC Bank PLC

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Saad Ahnaf

SOL-BD

Fellowship Key Schedule

Milestone EventDate Details
Fellowship Program Launch16th September 2025
Fellowship Application Deadline5th October 2025
Application Reviews Commence18th October 2025
Clarification & Verification Period20th October 2025
Successful Candidate Notifications21st October 2025
Acceptance Deadline27th October 2025
Publication of Fellowship Results28th October 2025

Fellowship Award Package

Successful fellows are provided with comprehensive support to ensure optimal training and peer networking:

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100% Waived Fees

Full waiver of all fees for all Technical Workshops and Conference days.

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Hotel Accommodation

Shared room arrangement in high-quality convention hotels for 3 nights.

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Travel Allowance

Tk. 2,500 transport allowance to support candidates traveling from outside the host city.

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Gala Dinner Pass

One custom VIP ticket pass to attend the exclusive Fellowship Gala & Cultural Dinner.

Eligibility Criteria

Applications are open only to residents of Bangladesh under 35 years of age actively involved in internet operations:

  • Network design & core engineering
  • Network Operation Centres (NOCs)
  • Systems operations & infrastructure
  • ICT educators and vocational trainers
  • Academic research or CS graduates

Selection Objectives

Candidates are screened by the international selection committee based on two primary objectives:

  • Demonstrated track record of sharing expertise with peers and local user groups.
  • Clear description of current technical contribution to local internet scaling efforts.

Fellowship Evaluation Committee

The applications are thoroughly audited and processed by the following regional committee panel:

💼 Suman Kumar Saha (EC bdNOG)💼 Md. Abdul Awal (APNIC)💼 Rene Fichtmueller (FLEXOPTIX GmbH)💼 Shaila Sharmin (Prime Bank PLC)💼 Ismat Zerin (Fiber@Home Ltd)

Terms & Conditions

  • • The decisions of the bdNOG Fellowship Selection Committee are final, binding, and not negotiable.
  • • Successful Fellows must formally accept the award within the designated schedule timeline, or it will be reallocated.
  • • Fellows must participate fully in all scheduled technical workshops and conferences. Failure to attend will forfeit the award.
  • • Fellows are fully bound by the official bdNOG Code of Conduct.