Editorial
We congratulate the Bronze winners
They have laid the foundation for a bigger achievement
OUR budding mathematicians have done it at the International Math Olympiad in Bremen, Germany. They have won two bronze medals to register Bangladesh's name in the list of medal winners in this prestigious event -- a cerebral warfare among the very best from all over the world. The day is not far off when hopefully we can clinch silver or gold. Our congratulations to Samin Riasat and Nazia Choudhury for their maiden win.
This was an opportunity to prove that we as a nation are not lagging behind others in mathematical pursuits or the games of the brain which need great intelligence and analytical power. It was a pleasant surprise to Professor Jamilur Reza Choudhury, the President of Bangladesh Math Olympiad Committee, who said that their goal was to win a medal in 2010. It has come a year earlier! We share their joy and happiness.
Excelling in mathematics is needed not only to do well in a Math Olympiad, but it is an essential precondition for improving the overall standard of education, particularly science education, in the country. Our students should feel encouraged by the great achievements of Samin and Nazia. It has indeed been an inspired and inspiring performance.
We also appreciate the services rendered by the academics like Professor Jamilur Reza Choudhury and Professor Zafar Iqbal for their great contribution to introducing and popularizing math competitions for students, which indeed paved the way for the success in Bremen. When there is a Math Olympiad, like any other sporting event, it shows that it is a highly interesting subject not to be dreaded.
Success in such events is a yardstick for measuring the position of our students vis-à-vis those from other countries in solving mathematical problems in an intensely competitive atmosphere. So, apart from demonstrating mathematical skills our students have shown a competitive flair at that level.
The organisers of math competitions have to make best out of the triumph in Bremen. There are little mathematical geniuses in our schools who can scale great heights if they get the opportunity to do so. Find them out and create the facilities that they deserve. Mastery of mathematics can elevate us to a higher pedestal in the intellectual world.
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