Dhaka Collegiate School is a secondary school in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1] It is one of the oldest schools in Bangladesh. The students of collegiate school are called Collegiatian.
The school was established in Dhaka on 21 June 1835 as Dhaka English seminary. It was the first government high school established by the British under the East India Company in the Bengal province for teaching English literature and science. This was later named as Dhaka Collegiate School. Mr. Redge, an English missionary, acted as the first head master of the school. In its first batch it had Nawab of Dhaka Khwaja Abdul Ghani as a student.[2]
The foundation of Dhaka Intermediate College later to be known as Dhaka College was laid down in 1841. The school separated from the college in 1908. Since then it has been the Zilla School of Dhaka, although it continues to be called Dhaka Collegiate School.[2]
This institution has delivered many famous alumni in its history.
This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations.(September 2021)
Ainun Nishat, water resource and climate change specialist, serving as a professor emeritus of BRAC University
Dinesh Gupta,Famous Indian Revolutionary,who took part in famous Writers' Building attack.
In contemporary literatureedit
In Satyajit Ray's Popular Detective Series Feluda, Mentions Pradosh Chandra Mitter aka Feluda's Father late Jay Krishna Mitter was a teacher of mathematics and Sanskrit at Dhaka Collegiate School.
Referencesedit
^"List of Secondary Schools" (XLS). Ministry of Education. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
^ abcRahman, S M Mahfuzur (2012). "Dhaka Collegiate School". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Dhaka Collegiate School news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Dhaka Collegiate School is a secondary school in Dhaka Bangladesh 1 It is one of the oldest schools in Bangladesh The students of collegiate school are called Collegiatian Dhaka Collegiate SchoolDhaka Collegiate School DhakaAddress1 Loyal StreetSadarghatDhakaBangladeshCoordinates23 47 40 N 90 24 06 E 23 7945 N 90 4016 E 23 7945 90 4016InformationTypeGovernment Boys High SchoolMottoআল ল হ আম দ র সহ য Allah is our Patron Established1835 189 years ago 1835 CampusOld TownColor s White and Dark BlueMascotAn open book with a single eye in which an everlasting flame of knowledge burns NicknameCollegiatiansWebsitehttp www dhakacollegiateschool edu bd Contents 1 History 2 Location 3 Courses 4 Headmasters and headmistresses 5 Notable alumni 6 In contemporary literature 7 References 8 External linksHistory edit nbsp Dhaka Collegiate SchoolThe school was established in Dhaka on 21 June 1835 as Dhaka English seminary It was the first government high school established by the British under the East India Company in the Bengal province for teaching English literature and science This was later named as Dhaka Collegiate School Mr Redge an English missionary acted as the first head master of the school In its first batch it had Nawab of Dhaka Khwaja Abdul Ghani as a student 2 The foundation of Dhaka Intermediate College later to be known as Dhaka College was laid down in 1841 The school separated from the college in 1908 Since then it has been the Zilla School of Dhaka although it continues to be called Dhaka Collegiate School 2 This institution has delivered many famous alumni in its history Location editThe school is located in Sadarghat crossing west of Bahadur Shah Park and south of Jagannath University on the banks of the Buriganga River 2 Courses editThe school offers courses in science humanities and commerce and classes conducted in two shifts morning and day Headmasters and headmistresses editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed May 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Mr Ridge 1835 1839 Mr Sinclaire 1839 1841 Mr Pratt 1841 Mr Carsil 1848 Mr E U Good 1863 1865 Mr Babu U C Datta Mr Goon Mr W B Livingstone Mr Leigh Fever 1872 Mr Babu K C Ghosh 1873 1884 Mr Babu I C Bose Mr Rai Sahib R M Gupta 1888 1896 Mr Babu B M Sen 1897 1902 Mr Babu R K Das 1903 1910 Mr Babu B K Bose 1910 1914 Mr Babu Abhaya Charan Das 1914 1919 Mr Khan Bahadur Tassaduq Ahmad 1919 1927 Mr Khan Bahadur Badiur Rahman 1927 1932 Mr Rai Saheb J M Datta 1932 1935 Mr Babu J C Datta 1935 1943 Mr Babu B K Bhattacharya 1943 1944 Mr M O Goni 1944 1945 Dr Enamul Haque 1945 1948 Dr Enamul Haque 1948 1950 Mr S M Sadaruddin 1950 1951 Mr A A Mahmud 1951 1952 Mr Abid Ali 1952 1954 Mr M S A R B Kader 1954 1956 Mr Sahabuddin 1956 Mr M A K Bhuiyan 1956 1958 Mr Qazi Ambor Ali 1958 1959 Mr Sufi Hussein Ali 1959 Mr T Hossain 1961 1965 Mr M A K Bhuiyan 1966 1967 Mr Hafizuddin Ahmed 1967 1970 Mr Md Abdur Razzaq 1970 Mr A A Khalilur Rahman 1972 1975 Mr M A Motaleb 1975 1976 Mr Md Mizanur Rahman Bhuiyan 1976 1978 Mr Shamsul Alam Chowdhuri 1978 1987 Mr Mostafizur Rahman 1987 1990 Mr Md Sekandar Ali Khalifa 1990 1992 Mrs Monzil Ara Ahmed 1992 1996 Mr Md Motiur Rahman 1996 1999 Mrs Syeda Zinnatun Noor 2000 2001 Mr Md Anwar Hossain 2001 2007 Mr Abdul Malek Mia 2007 Mr Ali Akkas Ahmed Acting 2007 2008 Mrs Rowshon Ara Acting 2008 2010 MD Farid Uddin 2010 2012 A K M Mostafa Kamal 2012 2013 MD Khalekh 2013 2014 MD Abu Sayed Bhuiya 2014 2019 MD Ariful Islam 2019 Present Notable alumni editThis article s list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia s verifiability policy Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations September 2021 Bir Shreshtho Matiur Rahman Muktijoddha freedom fighter Jagdish Chandra Bose physicist and inventor Buddhadeb Bosu poet of Bengali literature Khorshed Alam former governor of Bangladesh Bank Salahuddin Ahmed former Governor of Bangladesh Bank Megh Nad Saha physicist Raisul Islam Asad Muktijoddha freedom fighter and national award winning actor Kabir Chowdhury former president of Bangla Academy Munier Chowdhury linguist martyred intellectual A M Harun ar Rashid physicist Khwaja Abdul Ghani Nawab of Dhaka Moulvi Abdul Ali zamindar based in Dhaka Mustafa Kamal Chairman of the Law Commission former Chief Justice of Bangladesh Khan Ataur Rahman film director Alamgir Kabir film director Nicholas Pogose founder of Pogose School Pranab Mukherjee former President of India Tabarak Husain diplomat Syed Shamsul Haque writer of Bengali literature Ainun Nishat water resource and climate change specialist serving as a professor emeritus of BRAC University Dinesh Gupta Famous Indian Revolutionary who took part in famous Writers Building attack In contemporary literature editIn Satyajit Ray s Popular Detective Series Feluda Mentions Pradosh Chandra Mitter aka Feluda s Father late Jay Krishna Mitter was a teacher of mathematics and Sanskrit at Dhaka Collegiate School References edit List of Secondary Schools XLS Ministry of Education Retrieved 5 January 2017 a b c Rahman S M Mahfuzur 2012 Dhaka Collegiate School In Islam Sirajul Jamal Ahmed A eds Banglapedia National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh Second ed Asiatic Society of Bangladesh External links editDhaka Collegiate School at Facebook Dhaka Collegiate School Officials at Facebook Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dhaka Collegiate School amp oldid 1172719525, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
