Few words about us

Just a few words about us
and our mission




BIID Foundation in collaboration with the government, private sector, academia and development partners has been organizing the Nutrition Olympiad since 2017. The Olympiad has need scaled up as International Nutrition Olympiad (INO) since 2021 and positioned as a unique & inclusive platform for the youth and adolescents to exchange knowledge on nutrition to improve their awareness, knowledge and skills about nutrition. Members of Nutrition along with other stakeholders with similar mandate join the Olympiad annually. A set of competitions, policy workshops, knowledge networking and showcasing of various activities of Nutrition Clubs are demonstrated at the Olympiad. Innovation lab, STEM, Design Camp are few other theme based activities are also included in the Olympiad activities.

An Advisory Board comprising international experts provide strategic direction and a Steering Committee headed by Director General, Food Policy and Monitoring Unit (FPMU), Ministry of Food (MoFood) supports & guide the implementation of the Olympiad. Theme for INO is defined in alignment with the national and global nutrition agenda and initiatives.

The International Nutrition Olympiad 2022 will be organized during October 1-2, 2022 at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU), Dhaka, Bangladesh with an excellent green campus.

Theme for INO 2022 is “Youth Leadership in Food System Transformation”.

ADVISORY BOARD

Helps us in decision making from the
important point of view


Prof. Sattar Mandal


Prof. Nazma Shaheen


Andrea Bohn


Dr. Saskia


Dr. Andrea Peambe

COMMITTEES

Guides us identifying issues
suitable for legislative review


Prof. Sattar Mandal


Prof. Nazma Shaheen


Andrea Bohn


Dr. Saskia


Dr. Andrea Peambe

OUR TEAM

Experience and knowledge
are the key assets of our team


Prof. Akhter Mazumder


Prof. Nusrat Jahan


David Bohn


Dr. Sadiya


Dr. David Becham