Government Titumir College

Government Titumir College

সরকারি তিতুমীর কলেজ
Crest of Government Titumir College
Former names	Jinnah College
Motto	জ্ঞানই শক্তি
Motto in English	Knowledge is power
Type	Public
Established	7 May 1968; 55 years ago (1968-05-07)
Affiliation	University of Dhaka
Chancellor	President of Bangladesh
Vice-Chancellor	ASM Maksud Kamal
Principal	Ferdous Ara Begum
Academic staff	225+
Administrative staff	250+
Students	35000+
Location	Bir Uttam AK Khandakar Rd, Mohakhali , Dhaka , Bangladesh 23°46′53″N 90°24′15″E / 23.78139°N 90.40417°E / 23.78139; 90.40417
Campus	Urban, 4.5 hectares (11 acres)
Website	titumircollege.gov.bd

Government Titumir College (Bengali: সরকারি তিতুমীর কলেজ) is a public educational institution in Bangladesh. It is located on the A.K. Khandakar Road in the Mohakhali, Dhaka. This college is named after Mir Nesar Ali Titumir, who was killed fighting against British colonial rule. It is affiliated with the University of Dhaka.

History

This college was established on 7 May 1968. Then it was named ‘Jinnah College’. In the turbulent days of Non Co-operation Movement on 3 March 1971, this college was named after the name of Shahid Titumir, erasing the name of Jinnah.^[1] This was done on the eve of the meeting of Maolana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Paltan Maidan. It was led by the important central member of Sarbadaliya Chhatra Sangram Parishad and student of this College Colonel Md. Abdus Salam (Rtd), Bir Pratik.

Affiliation

(7 May 1968 - 20 October 1992)- University of Dhaka

(21 October 1992 - 15 February 2017) - National University of Bangladesh

(16 February 2017 - Present) - University of Dhaka

Structure

As a government educational institution, it started as a Degree (Pass) college first. One of the important features of this college is to continue co-education in a generous and congenial environment.

Intermediate course was introduced in this college in 1970. This college was acknowledged by the Dhaka Education Board on 19 May 1971. On 31 May 1972, Honours courses were introduced in Bangla and Chemistry department under the University of Dhaka. M.A. (part-1) was started in this college in English, Political Science, Botany, Zoology and Maths subjects on 28 January 1995. Currently it provides Honours and Master's courses on Bangla, English, Economics, Political Science, Philosophy, Sociology, Social Work, History, Islamic History & Culture, Islamic Studies, Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Maths, Accounting, Management, Marketing and Finance & Banking. Moreover, it provides Non-credit optional ICT subject for Master's students.

Faculties

Faculty of Arts & Social Science

• Department of Bangla
• Department of English
• Department of History
• Department of Islamic History & Culture
• Department of Philosophy
• Department of Islamic Studies
• Department of Economics
• Department of Political Science
• Department of Sociology
• Department of Social Work

Faculty of Science

• Department of Chemistry
• Department of Physics
• Department of Botany
• Department of Zoology
• Department of Statistics
• Department of Mathematics
• Department of Geography and Environmental Science
• Department of Psychology

Faculty of Business Studies

• Department of Accounting
• Department of Marketing
• Department of Management
• Department of Finance and Banking

Notable alumni

• Tipu Munshi - member of parliament, Trade Minister of Bangladesh
• Shatabdi Wadud - actor
• Hasan Masood - actor
• Reazul Mowla Rezu - film director

References

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