ICT Olympiad Bangladesh, the country's biggest competition for students, has started its registration process.

Former national cricket team captain and Member of Parliament Mashrafe Bin Mortuza inaugurated the programme at KIB convention hall in the capital recently, said a news release on Sunday.

CreativeIT Institute and Whistle are jointly organizing the event while e-learning organization Bright Skills is partner while around 15 hundred students participated at inauguration.

Bangladesh Bank former governor Dr Atiur Rahman, E-Cab President Shomi Kaiser,  A2i project director Dewan Humayun Kabir, University Grants Commission member Dr Sajjad Hosain, WE President Nasima Akhtar Nisha and BCS President Subrata Sarkar were present on the occasion

Students can participate in a total of six categories. The total prize money for the contestants is Tk 5 million. Registration is open at ictolympiadbangladesh.com.