Sign Talk  won the Youth Innovation Challenge 2025 in Sylhet segment in the Youth Startup Summit.

ICT Division is hosting Youth Startup Summit 2025 organised by Startup Bangladesh Ltd. to inspire and empower young entrepreneurs across Bangladesh.

This will be held throughout the month of February 2025 while the summit will take place in five segments throughout all divisions.

The event consists of three core components, Youth Innovation Challenge, sessions to Spread knowledge and awareness and Exhibition for startups to showcase their innovations and recruit talents.

The competition is designed to encourage young innovators and entrepreneurs to develop creative and impactful solutions to address some of Bangladesh’s most pressing challenges allowing students to present their ideas, prototypes, or MVPs (Minimum Viable Products), focusing on key areas such as financial inclusion, urban mobility, healthcare access, energy solutions, education, climate change, and food security. The primary goal is to foster entrepreneurship, enhance problem-solving skills, and encourage social and environmental impact through sustainable business models.

The event was commended by Sami Ahmed, Managing Director of Startup Bangladesh.

Quamrun Naher Siddiqua, Additional Secretary (Administration Wing), ICT Division inaugurated the event.

Out of a vast pool of applications, 8 teams were selected to pitch their startup concepts to the panel of judges.

The teams are InclusiCare, Pritilata, AutoMAMA, Game Changer, SignTalk, Synerbotics ,Electric and Daricomma.

The judge panel was represented by key professionals from relevant sectors.

The competition ended with the winner announcement at the prize giving ceremony where Professor Dr. A. M. Sarwaruddin Chowdhury, Vice Chancellor, (SUST) and Professor Dr. Md. Shajedul Karim, Pro Vice Chancellor, (SUST)  announced the winners.

The winning team Sign Talk gets the prize money of 3,00,000 BDT. Team Inclusicare receives 2,00,000 BDT for being first runner-up and team Daricomma receives 1,00,000 BDT for being the second runner-up. 

By recognizing the best solutions, the competition aims to promote a culture of innovation and empower young minds to contribute meaningfully to Bangladesh’s development.

Each team consisted of 3 young aspiring members who were students.