bdNOG22 Fellowship Program

Technical Training & Conference Fellowship opportunities for bdNOG22

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Fellowship Status

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

CLOSED

The fellowship application program for bdNOG22 has concluded. Details about eligibility and package criteria remain archived below for reference.

bdNOG22 Fellowship Program

The purpose of the bdNOG Fellowship Program is to give opportunities to Internet network engineers and operators from the less privileged parts of the Bangladesh region to participate in the countries’ premier Internet Operations and Technology summit.

Awarded bdNOG Fellows

15 Fellowship Recipients

Sponsored by Flexoptix GmbH

9 Fellows

🎓 Nikson Chakma

Organisation: aamra networks Limited

Location: Cox's Bazar

Gender: Male

Track: Workshop & Conference

🎓 Mifthahul Jannat Emo

Organisation: Digital Dot Net

Location: Chittagong -BD

Gender: Female

Track: Workshop & Conference

🎓 Sayed Mohammad Tarek

Organisation: Best Western Plus Bay Hills

Location: Cox's Bazar

Gender: Male

Track: Workshop & Conference

🎓 Farzana Siddika

Organisation: National Bank PLC

Location: Dhaka -BD

Gender: Female

Track: Workshop & Conference

🎓 Khairul Islam

Organisation: KBR Online

Location: Cox's Bazar

Gender: Male

Track: Workshop & Conference

🎓 Md. Asadullah Al Mamun

Organisation: Daffodil Online Ltd

Location: Dhaka -BD

Gender: Male

Track: Workshop & Conference

🎓 Rajaul Karim

Organisation: Hello it

Location: Cox's Bazar

Gender: Male

Track: Workshop & Conference

🎓 Md. Rokibul Islam

Organisation: Seagull Hotels Ltd.

Location: Cox's Bazar

Gender: Male

Track: Workshop & Conference

🎓 Mahmudul Alam

Organisation: Raja Palong Fazil Madrassah

Location: Cox's Bazar

Gender: Male

Track: Conference Only

Sponsored by SANOG / APNIC Foundation

6 Fellows

🎓 Arnika Zaman

Organisation: Carnival Internet

Location: Dhaka -BD

Gender: Female

Track: Workshop & Conference

🎓 Supriya Imon Swati

Organisation: Dhaka Bank PLC.

Location: Dhaka -BD

Gender: Female

Track: Workshop & Conference

🎓 Nure Jannat Akter Sanjida

Organisation: Exabyte Limited

Location: Chattogram -BD

Gender: Female

Track: Workshop & Conference

🎓 Effat Jahan

Organisation: Stardust Telecom Ltd.

Location: Dhaka -BD

Gender: Female

Track: Workshop & Conference

🎓 Khandaker Md. Ashikul Hoque

Organisation: City Bank PLC

Location: Dhaka -BD

Gender: Male

Track: Workshop & Conference

🎓 Rajib Dey

Organisation: Race Online Limited

Location: Cox's Bazar

Gender: Male

Track: Workshop & Conference

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.

Fellowship Key Schedule

Milestone Event Date Details
Fellowship Program Launch 27th August,2026
Fellowship Application Deadline 26th September,2026
Application Review Period 10th October,2026
Inviting Successful Applications 12th October,2026
Award Acceptance Deadline 14th October,2026
Publication of Fellowship Results 15th October,2026

Eligibility Criteria

Applications are open only to residents of Bangladesh under 32 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 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.

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.

Fellowship Evaluation Committee

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

👤 Shaila Sharmin, Prime Bank PLC (FC Chair)👤 Mahbub Hasan Pavel, Amber IT (FC Co-Chair)👤 Rene Fichtmueller, FLEXOPTIX GmbH👤 Suman Kumar Saha, EC bdNOG👤 Abdul Awal, APNIC👤 Ismat Zerin, Pico Public Cloud Limited