চাঁদপুর সরকারি কলেজ | |
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Former name | Chandpur College |
|---|---|
| Motto | শিক্ষা ইমান সেবা |
Motto in English | Education Faith Service |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 15 June 1946 |
| Founder | Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy |
| Affiliation | National University |
| Chancellor | President of Bangladesh |
| Principal | Asit Baran Das |
| Students | 14,000 |
| Location | , 23°13′44.9″N 90°39′36.1″E / 23.229139°N 90.660028°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | chandpurcollege |
Chandpur Government College (Bengali: চাঁদপুর সরকারি কলেজ) is a college in Chandpur, Bangladesh. It is one of the oldest colleges in Chandpur as well as in Chittagong Division. It offers higher secondary education (HSC). It has honours and master's degree programs as well which are affiliated to National University.
History
The foundation stone of Chandpur College was laid on 15 June 1946 by Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, Prime Minister of undivided Bengal.[1][2]
Campus
Academic buildings
There are five academic buildings:
- Main Building (Administrative Building)
- Shaheed Raju Building
- Academic Building-1
- Academic Building-2
- Academic Building-3
Library
The library is situated in main building of the college. It has a collection around 24,000 books.[3]
Residential student halls
There are three residential halls:[3]
- Shaheed Zia Hostel (boys)
- Sher-e-Bangla Hostel (boys)
- Sheikh Hasina Girl's Hostel
Mosque
There is a mosque in the college campus.[3]
Academics
Chandpur Government College offers HSC, four years Honours, and one year Masters course in various majors.
HSC level
Honours and Masters level
- Department of Accounting
- Department of Management
- Department of Economics
- Department of English
- Department of Bangla
- Department of Political Science
- Department of Social Work
- Department of History
- Department of Islamic Studies
- Department of Islamic History and Culture
- Department of Philosophy
- Department of Geography
- Department of Physics
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Zoology
- Department of Botany
Notable alumni
- Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1986-1988)[4]
- Goutam Buddha Das, agricultural scientist and Ekushey Padak awardee[5]
- Humayun Faridi, actor and drama organizer[6]
- Satya Prasad Majumder, electrical engineer and vice chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology[5]
- Samir Kumar Saha, microbiologist and Ekushey Padak awardee[5]
References
- ^ চাঁদপুর সরকারি কলেজের ৭৫ বছর [75 years of Chandpur Government College]. The Daily Star (in Bengali). 14 October 2022.
- ^ Khan, Nurul Islam (1977). Bangladesh District Gazetteers: Comilla. Bangladesh Government Press. p. 330.
- ^ a b c "Facilities". Chandpur Government College.
- ^ Hossain, Abu Md. Delwar (2012). "Chowdhury, Mizanur Rahman". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ a b c চাঁদপুর সরকারি কলেজের ৭৫ বছর পূর্তি উৎসব আজ [Today is the 75th anniversary of Chandpur Government College]. Jugantor (in Bengali). 24 February 2023.
- ^ Islam, Md Saiful (2012). "Faridi, Humayun". In Islam, Sirajul; Islam, Md (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
External links
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