# ACM ICPC Dhaka Site

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 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

ACM ICPC Dhaka site contest started in 1997 with the initiative of Professor A. L. Haque of North South University (NSU). 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. 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, 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.

## Past events
### 1997

* Champion: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
* Host: North South University
* Champion's position at the world final: 24th
* Notes: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology also secured 2nd, 3rd and 4th place.

### 1998

* Champion: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
* Host: North South University
* Champion's position at the world final: Honorable Mention
* Notes: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology also secured 3rd and 4th place. Sharif University of Tehran and IIT Kanpur secured 7th and 11th place respectively.

### 1999

* Champion: Chinese University of Hong Kong
* Host: North South University
* Champion's position at the world final: 8th
* Notes: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology secured 2nd, 3rd and 4th place.

### 2000

* Not Hosted

### 2001

* Champion: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
* Host: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
* Champion's position at the world final: Honorable Mention
* Notes: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and American International University-Bangladesh secured 2nd place respectively.

### 2002

* Champion: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
* Host: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
* Champion's position at the world final: Honorable Mention
* Notes: Nanyang Technological University of Singapore secured 2nd place.

### 2003

* Champion: Fudan University
* Maximum problem solved: 6
* Host: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
* Champion's position at the world final: 15th
* Notes:Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology secured 2nd and 3rd place. Dhaka University became 4th.

### 2004

* Champion:Fudan University
* Maximum problem solved: 6
* Host:North South University
* Champion's position at the world final: 6th
* Notes: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology secured 2nd place. National University of Singapore and IIT Bombay secured 3rd and 6th place respectively.

### 2005

* Champion:Fudan University
* Maximum problem solved: 6
* Host:North South University
* Champion's position at the world final: 39th
* Notes: Dhaka University and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology secured 2nd and 3rd place respectively. American International University - Bangladesh became 4th. Multimedia University of Malaysia received an honorable mention.

### 2006

* Champion:RSTU
* Host:North South University
* Champion's position at the world final: 26th
* Notes: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology secured 2nd place. American International University - Bangladesh and North South University jointly secured 3rd place.

### 2007

* Champion: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
* Host: East West University
* Maximum problem solved: 7
* Champion's position at the world final: 31st
* Notes: Fudan University and East West University secured 2nd and 3rd place respectively. Total 86 Teams from 33 Universities competed to take the pride to qualify for ACM ICPC world final 2008.

### 2008

* Champion: Fudan University
* Host: North South University
* Maximum problem solved: 9
* Champion's position at the world final: 14th
* Notes; Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology secured 2nd place and received wild card for participating in the world finals. A total of 83 teams competed.

### 2009

* Champion: Fudan University
* Host: North South University
* Maximum problem solved: 7
* Champion's position at the world final: 11th
* Notes; Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology secured 2nd place and Dhaka University placed 3rd. A total of 89 teams participated.

### 2010

* Champion: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
* Host: North South University
* Maximum problem solved: 6
* Champion's position at the world final: Honorable Mention
* Notes: Fudan University and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology secured 2nd and 3rd place respectively. Total 103 Teams from 43 Universities competed for a spot at the ACM ICPC world final 2011.

### 2011

* Champion: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
* Host: North South University
* Maximum problem solved: 5
* Champion's position at the world final: Honorable Mention

### 2012

* Champion: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
* Host: Daffodil International University
* Maximum problem solved: 7
* Champion's position at the world final: 4th

### 2013

* Champion: Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
* Host: North South University
* Maximum problem solved: 7
* Champion's position at the world final: Honorable Mention

### 2014

* Champion: Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
* Host: Bangladesh University of Business and Technology
* Maximum problem solved: 7
* Champion's position at the world final: 54

### 2015

* Champion: Jahangirnagar University
* Host: North South University
* Maximum problem solved: 7
* Champion's position at the world final: 44

### 2016

* Champion: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
* Host: University of Asia Pacific
* Maximum problem solved: 10
* Champion's position at the world final: Honorable Mention

### 2017

* Champion: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
* Host: University of Asia Pacific
* Maximum problem solved: 10
* Champion's position at the world final: 56th

### 2018

* Champion: Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
* Host: Daffodil International University
* Maximum problem solved: 6
* Champion's position at the world final: HM

### 2019

* Champion: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
* Host: Southeast University
* Maximum problem solved: 8
* Champion's position at the world final: 24th (Asia West Champions)

### 2021

* Champion: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
* Host: Bangladesh University of Business and Technology
* Maximum problem solved: unknown
* Champion's position at the world final: not held yet

### 2022

* Champion: The University of Dhaka
* Host: Green University of Bangladesh
* Maximum problem solved: 10
* Champion's position at the world final: not held yet

### 2024

* Champion: Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
* Host: Daffodil International University
* Maximum problem solved: 7
* Champion's position at the world final: not held yet

## 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. 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 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Quazi Sarfaraz Hussain, Ariful Islam Siddiqi, Mainul Islam | Md. Abdur Razzaque | 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 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 | Mohammad Kaykobad | Honorable Mention | Dhaka site Champion |
| | | | Shahjalal University of Science and Technology | SUST_PALINDROME | Forhad Ahmed, Baker Mohammad Anas, Md. Maksud Hossain | Shahidul Islam | Honorable Mention | 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 | Mohammad Kaykobad | 60th | Dhaka Site Runners-up |
| | | | Shahjalal University of Science and Technology | SUST_PALINDROME | Forhad Ahmed, Baker Mohammad Anas, Md. Maksud Hossain | Shahidul Islam | H.M. | |
| 38th | June 25, 2014 | Ekaterinburg, Russia | Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology | [MAX+7] | Prasanjit Barua, Mohammad Hafiz Uddin, Pratyai Mazumder | Mohammad Saifur Rahman | 19th | Dhaka Site Runners-up |
| | | | Shahjalal University of Science and Technology | SUST_Attoprottoyee | Nafis Ahmed, Syed Shahriar Manjur, Imtiaz Shakil | Debakar Shamanta | Honorable Mention | 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 | Dhaka Site Champion |
| | | | Jahangirnagar University | JU_Assassins | Mohammad Nafis Sadique, Aninda Majumder, Suman Bhadra | Mohammad Shorif Uddin | 51st | 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 | Dhaka Site Champion |
| | | | Shahjalal University of Science and Technology | SUST_DownToTheWire | Abdullah Al Maruf, Sakibul Mowla, Dhananjoy Biswas | Md. Saiful Islam | Honorable Mention | Dhaka Site Runner-up |
| | | | North South University | NSU BugLovers | Mohammad Samiul Islam, Ahmad Faiyaz, Hasib Al Muhaimin | Md Shazzad Hosain | Honorable Mention | 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 | Dhaka Site Champion |
| | | | Shahjalal University of Science and Technology | SUST_TeamX | Md Kazi Nayeem, Moudud Ahmed Khan Shahriar, Md Nazim Uddin | Md Saiful Islam | 56th | Dhaka Site 2nd Runner-up |
| 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 | Dhaka Site 2nd Runner-up |
| | | | Shahjalal University of Science and Technology | SUST_Descifrador | Ovishek Paul, Moudud Khan Shahriar, Jubair Aaraf | | H.M. | Dhaka Site Champion |
| 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) | Dhaka Site Champion |
| | | | University of Dhaka | DU_SwampFire | Jubayer Rahman Nirjhor, Md Shahadat Hossain Shahin, Md Mahamudur Rahaman Sajib | | 33rd | Asia West Finals 10th place |

## ACM ICPC Dhaka site hosts
### Host Universities

* 1997 - North South University
* 1998 - North South University
* 1999 - North South University
* 2000 - Not hosted
* 2001 - Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
* 2002 - Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
* 2003 - Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
* 2004 - North South University
* 2005 - North South University
* 2006 - North South University
* 2007 - East West University
* 2008 - North South University
* 2009 - North South University
* 2010 - North South University
* 2011 - North South University
* 2012 - Daffodil International University
* 2013 - North South University
* 2014 - Bangladesh University of Business and Technology
* 2015 - North South University
* 2016 - University of Asia Pacific
* 2017 - University of Asia Pacific
* 2018 - Daffodil International University
* 2019 - Southeast University
* 2020 - University of Dhaka
* 2021 - Bangladesh University of Business and Technology
* 2024 - Daffodil International University
* 2022 - Green University of Bangladesh