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Rajshahi Collegiate School

Coordinates: 24°21′57″N 88°35′48″E / 24.3657°N 88.5968°E / 24.3657; 88.5968
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Rajshahi Collegiate School
রাজশাহী কলেজিয়েট স্কুল
Location
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Sonadighir More, Boalia


Coordinates24°21′57″N 88°35′48″E / 24.3657°N 88.5968°E / 24.3657; 88.5968
Information
Former namesBawlia English School (1828-1836), Rajshahi Zilla School (1836-1873)
TypePublic
MottoBengali: শিক্ষা, স্বাস্থ্য, প্রগতি
(Education, Health, Progress)
Established1828; 196 years ago (1828)
FounderLord William Bentinck
StatusActive
School boardBoard of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Rajshahi
SessionJanuary - December
School numberEIIN:126456
HeadmasterNurjahan Begum
Teaching staff47
GenderBoys
Number of studentsapproximately 1800
Classes3rd grade - 12th grade
Education systemSingle-sex education
LanguageBengali
ScheduleMorning Shift, Day Shift
Hours in school dayapproximately 4.5 hours
CampusUrban
Area0.9725 acres
Color(s)   

White(Shirt & Shoes);

Khaki (Pant); Red (Sweater)
AlumniRajshahi Collegiate School Alumni Association
Former pupil(s)Collegiateian(s)
Websitercs.edu.bd

Rajshahi Collegiate School (Bengali: রাজশাহী কলেজিয়েট স্কুল), a public school for boys located in Boalia Thana in the center of Rajshahi, which is a metropolitan city in northern Bangladesh,[1] is the oldest school in the country.[2]

History

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Rajshahi Collegiate School is the oldest educational institution in Rajshahi city. Rajshahi Collegiate School was established in 1828.[3] The school was nationalised by the provincial government of Bengal and was converted into a government zilla (or district) school on 20 June 1836[4]

In 1873 the Zilla School was given the status of an Intermediate College, and F.A. courses were introduced into its curriculum. With further development this college was accorded "first-grade rank" in 1878, which meant that it could teach B.A. courses and be affiliated to the University of Calcutta. Later the college part got separated and named as Rajshahi College.

After completing MA in philosophy from Presidency College, Kolkata in 1895, Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah went on to serve as the first Muslim headmaster of Rajshahi Collegiate School. He was active from 1904 to 1907.

Buildings and sites

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Scout building in 2018
Rajshahi Collegiate School in 2018

Headmasters

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SL Headmaster's name Working period start Working period end
1 Sri Sarda Prasad Basu 1836 1844
2 Mr. Riz 1844 1852
3 Sri Hargobind Sen 1852 1864
4 Sri Jadunath Mukherjee 1864 1870
5 Sri Kalinath Dey 1870 1872
6 Sri Govinda Chandra Maitra 1872 1873
7 Sri Hargobind Sen 1873 1879
8 Sri Kalikumar Das 1879 1891
9 Sri Loknath Chakraborty 1891 1892
10 Sri Shashi Vushan Sen 1892 1898
11 Sri Joy Gopal Dey 1898 1902
12 Sri Rajendranath Banerjee 1902 1904
13 Sir Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah 1904 1907
14 Sri Brajaballav Dutta 1907 1911
15 Sri Avaycharan Das 1911 1913
16 Sri Chintaharan Chakraborty 1913 1924
17 Sri Dhirendranath Sen 1924 1926
18 Sri Prasanya Kumar Dev 1926 1931
19 Sri Bijay Chandra Sen 1931 1934
20 Sri Satish Chandra Sen 1934 1939
21 Sri Manimohan Sengupta 1940 1941
22 Mohammad Asad Abdul Mahmud 1941 1944
23 Mohammed Hidyatul Islam 1944 1946
24 Sri Bijay Kumar Bhattacharya 1946 1947
25 M. Khalil 1947 1951
26 M.A. Latif 1951 1956
27 A.K.M Hashem 1956 1958
28 Abdul Jobbar Ahmed 1958 1959
29 M. Imran Ali 1959 1966
30 Mohammed Abdur Razzak 1966 1967
31 Mohammed Khalilur Rahman 1967 1972
32 Muhammad Izharul Haque 1972 1974
33 Rashid Ahmed 1974 1978
34 Mohammed Bahadur Ali Sarker 1978 1979
35 Mohammed Izabul Haque 1980 1983
36 Mohammed Ramzan Ali 1983 1987
37 Muhammad Anowar Hossain 1988
38 Mohammed Nawshad Ali 1988 1992
39 Mrs. Rawshon Jahan 1992 1998
40 Mohammed Entazur Rahman 1998 2000
41 Mohammed Abul Kashem 2000 2002
42 Mohammed Hafizur Rahman 2002 2004
43 Mohammed Abul Kashem 2004 2006
44 Mohammed Golam Hossain 2006 2007
45 Dr. Mst. Nurjahan Begum 2007 till this day

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "180th founding anniversary of The Rajshahi Collegiate School". The Daily Star. UNB. 18 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Rajshahi Collegiate School celebrates 190th founding anniversary". Financial Express. 27 January 2019.
  3. ^ "The History of the First and Tradition Bearing Institution – Rajshahi Collegiate School".
  4. ^ "190th anniv of Rajshahi Collegiate School begins". New Age. Rajshahi: ASM Shahidullah Khan. January 26, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "Glorious 180th anniversary of Rajshahi Collegiate School". Star Campus. 8 February 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-07-07.
  6. ^ "Exclusive! Ritwik Ghatak's Rajshahi ancestral house turned into cycle garage". ETimes. 24 December 2019.
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