EngiBiz 2025 Grand Finale: Igniting Innovation at MIST

The Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) had an exceptional day on  March 1st, 2025, as it hosted the Grand Finale of SheSTEM Presents EngiBiz 2025, organized by the MIST Career Club (MCC). Held at MIST’s Multipurpose Hall, this inaugural inter-university engineering business case competition brought together 93 teams from 20 universities nationwide, marking a watershed moment for industry-academia collaboration in Bangladesh.

The competition, designed to fuse engineering prowess with business strategy, kicked off on 14 January 2025 with  340 members, including significant female members. Teams were tasked with conceptualising an AI-driven Personal Concierge Service for Sheba.xyz, a challenge that saw 84 submissions in the Preliminary Round. Judged by 12 industry experts on innovation, feasibility, and presentation, 34 teams advanced to the semifinals. Here, 29 teams crafted Online Video Commercials (OVCs) evaluated for creativity, social media engagement, and technical clarity, narrowing the field to 8 finalists. 

Presided over by Col Sarker Md Iqbal Hossain, psc, Director of Student Welfare, and graced by Chief Guest Major General Md Nasim Parvez, BSP, Commandant of MIST, the finale showcased high-stakes pitches from the top 8 teams. Each delivered an 8-minute business pitch followed by a 10-minute Q&A, presenting prototypes focused on scalability, market impact, and AI-driven solutions. Projects ranged from budget-friendly medical apps with AI life assistants to personalized service optimization platforms, all judged by luminaries like:

• 𝐎𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐧 – 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫, 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬;
• 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐚 – 𝐀𝐳𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐀𝐈 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐌𝐁 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝, 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭;
• 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐡𝐞𝐥 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐢 – 𝐂𝐓𝐎, 𝐅𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫@𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞;
• 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐳𝐢𝐦 𝐇𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐦 – 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲, 𝐍𝐄𝐗𝐓 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭;
• 𝐌𝐢𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐳 𝐔𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐧 – 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝, 𝐛𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐬;
• 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐚 𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐧 – 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟, 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐛𝐚 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐋𝐭𝐝

Adnan Imtiaz Halim, CEO of Sheba.xyz remarked, “STEM students of Bangladesh, irrespective of their genders, should take the lead of unicorn companies to lead Bangladesh 2.0 to a stronger ecosystem”. Among the winning teams, the Champion were the Team Market Blitzers, 1st Runner-up: Team No Surprises and 2nd Runner-up: The Gear Shifters. Two of the winning teams were from the Islamic University of Technology and the other from the Military Institute of Science and Technology. 

EngiBiz 2025, title-sponsored by SheSTEM with support from the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, was bolstered by partners like Sheba.xyz (Strategic Partner). The event underscored MIST’s and  SheSTEM’s commitment to nurturing tech-driven entrepreneurs, offering participants unparalleled exposure to industry leaders and real-world challenges.

By bridging engineering innovation with business acumen, EngiBiz 2025 not only highlighted AI’s transformative potential but also set a precedent for future academic-industrial synergy. As awards were bestowed for excellence in innovation, the event closed with a resounding message: Bangladesh’s youth are ready to lead the charge in solving global challenges, one algorithm at a time.