

In the meantime, BdOSN volunteers along with ICT experts translated many Scratch tutorials into Bangla, Munir said. In 2019, around 500 students took part in a Scratch competition organised by BdOSN. A couple of years later, Prime Minister’s ICTR advisor Sajeeb Wazed Joy requested the primary education ministry to launch coding for kids. In 2015, the ICT ministry launched the National High School Programming Contest. Next year, BdOSN organised such a competition in Bangladesh for only high school students, where the Minister of State for ICT was present during the inauguration session. This is a one-hour coding competition for school children. Munir, who is also an organiser of Bangladesh Open Source Network (BdOSN), recalled that while celebrating computer science week in the United States, an organisation named had launched the annual week-long Hour of Code campaign inĢ013.

However, the discussions over coding for children started back in 2013 in Bangladesh. Senate races and seven gubernatorial elections. Over the past two election cycles, RTIs work has helped Democrats win nine U.S. Minister of State for Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Zunaid Ahmed Palak, in April this year announced that coding will be incorporated in the primary education curriculum from 2022. Rising Tide Interactive is a data-driven digital strategy and advertising agency with a personal approach and a history of winning results for its clients. They also get instructed on how to divide complex problems into simpler parts, solve the problems step by step, and finally reach their goals, Munir explained.Ĭoding for kids in Bangladesh: From a campaign to national school curriculum Over time, they learn how to use math and language in a meaningful context. By practicing coding, children learn to think sequentially and develop designs and problem-solving skills. With repetitive exercises, a child can learn how to code a game.
