The document outlines various problem statements for a national mobile app development hackathon in Bangladesh, covering issues such as traffic management, exam paper leaks, sanitation, cyclone shelter management, sexual harassment, non-communicable diseases, water transport safety, corruption, sexual and reproductive health, and road safety. Each problem statement includes suggestions for technological solutions aimed at raising public awareness and promoting behavioral change. The initiative emphasizes the need for innovative and practical applications to address these critical societal challenges.

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2. These problem
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from sector specialists and
government officials. There
are also some solutions
suggestions, which should not
stipulate your innovation
but rather
energize it.

4. Traffic Jam
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8. Dhaka Metropolitan Police has
installed some state of the art
intelligent camera and devices for
tracking the vehicle and monitoring
traffic at the end part of Dhaka metro
area.
Now they want good solutions that
can use those content.
• Inform citizens the status of the
traffic jam
• Provide custom media reports
• Receive and update situation
reports from crowdsourced
platforms
• Any other innovative solutions

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Question Paper Leak

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12. To resolve Exam paper leaking we rely
on the honesty and judgment of
individual people to disseminate the
question papers and that in itself
bears the key to the problem
The Education Board wants a solution
where using technology this problem
can be resolved
• QR code based encoding
• Mobile monitoring and verification
system
• Enhanced security solutions
• Crowd-sourced whistle-blower
solutions
• The solution needs to be practical
and easy to implement in a
national scale.

13. Sanitation
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Behavioral Change

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17. Economic impact of inadequate
sanitation is $ 4.2 billion. We need
public awareness solutions promoting
behavior change through
participatory hygiene - leading to
sanitation transformation
• Games, Info-apps or Tools
• Fun and innovative approaches
• Peer education for children

18. Cyclone Shelter
Management
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22. There are cyclone shelters all over the
country with cyclone center
management system.
They also have a central damage &
loss assessment system.
Now they need a mobile, swift and
easy to use system to complement
their existing systems.
• Easier to update, user friendly
mobile solution
• Support dissemination of early
warning
• Coordination of resource
mobilization

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Sexual Harassment

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26. 91% of the girls aged 10-18 years
have experienced sexual harassment.
Studies show that due to social
oppression and fear of retaliation the
reported number is far less than the
real number.
We need a solution where victims of
sexual harassment can safely report
the crimes committed against them.
• Ensure personal safety
• Connects women to safety
networks
• Crowd sourced complain system
• Awareness for violence against
women

27. Rise of
Non-Communicable
Diseases
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30. Non-communicable diseases include
heart disease, stroke, most cancers,
asthma, diabetes, chronic kidney
disease and more. They are the
leading cause of death in the world,
representing over 60% of all deaths.
• Awareness Solutions
• Health Awareness Apps
• Fitness Apps and tools
• NCD Risk Tracking

31. Water Transport
Safety
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35. Water transportation sector in
Bangladesh possess deficiencies in
the safety aspect.
At least 4,420 people died in more
than 550 passenger launch accidents
in last 38 years
• Crowd sourced complain
management
• Cheaper vehicular tracking solution
• Safety awareness solutions

36. Corruption
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38. Corruption is rampant in public
procurement, in tax and customs
collection and in regulatory
authorities. Awards of public and
private tenders are frequently marred
by corruption allegations.
• Crowd-sourced solutions
• Beyond the scope of whistle blowing
• Can bring in the culprits under proper
inspection
• Solutions that provide information
related to corruption-prone transaction
• Make the public aware of the pitfalls

39. Sexual and
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Reproductive Health

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41. Bangladesh’s girls and boys are not in
a position to exercise their sexual and
reproductive health rights. They lack
reliable and timely information and
life skills
• Sexual and reproductive health
awareness solutions Games
• Information apps
• Health related query solutions
• easy to understand and can reach the
young adolescents

42. Road Safety
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44. Overloaded or un-roadworthy
vehicles, worsening road condition,
blind contortions, lack of awareness
of safe road use, poor traffic
management and poor driver training
are among many reasons for the high
levels of road traffic accidents.
• Traffic safety awareness
• GPS enabled accident reporting app
• Black-spot mapping
• Crowd-sourced complain app against
bad drivers
• personal accident safety apps
• Black-spot alarm
• Route declaration app

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Traffic Jam
Question Paper Leak
Sanitation Behavioral Change
Cyclone Shelter Management
Sexual Harassment
Rise of Non-communicable Diseases
Water Transport Safety
Corruption
Sexual and Reproductive Health
Road Safety

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