Dhaka Collegiate School
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| Dhaka Collegiate School, Dhaka
আল্লাহ্ আমাদের সহায়
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| 1, Loyal Street, Sadarghat, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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| Coordinates | 23°47′40″N 90°24′06″E / 23.794458°N 90.401586°ECoordinates: 23°47′40″N 90°24′06″E / 23.794458°N 90.401586°E |
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| Type | Government, Boys High School |
| Established | 1835 |
| Campus | Old Town |
| Area | Sadarghat |
| Color(s) | White |
| Mascot | An open book with a single eye, in which an everlasting flame of knowledge burns. |
| Nickname | Collegiatians |
| Website | http://www.facebook.com/DhakaCollegiateSchoolDhaka |
Dhaka Collegiate School (Bengali: ঢাকা কলেজিয়েট স্কুল) is a secondary school in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest school in Dhaka.
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[edit] History
The school was established in Dhaka in July 1835 as an 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.
The school is located in Sadarghat crossing, west of Bahadur Shah Park and south of Jagannath University College, on the banks of the Buriganga River.
The foundation of Dhaka Intermediate College was laid down in 1841. The school was separated from the college and put under control of the inspector of schools in 1908. Since then it has had the status of a Zilla School, although it continues to be called Dhaka Collegiate School.
The school offers courses in science, humanities, and commerce.
[edit] Headmasters/headmistresses
- Mr. Ridge (1835-39)
- Mr. Sinclaire (1839-41)
- Mr. Pratt (1841)
- Mr. Carsil (1848)
- Mr. E. U. Good (1863-65)
- Mr. Babu U. C Datta
- Mr. Goon
- Mr. W. B. Livingstone
- Mr. Leigh Fever (1872)
- Mr. Babu K. C. Ghosh (1873-84)
- Mr. Babu I. C. Bose
- Mr. Rai Sahib R. M. Gupta (1888-96)
- Mr. Babu B. M. Sen (1897-1902)
- Mr. Babu R. K. Das (1903-10)
- Mr. Babu B. K. Bose (1910-14)
- Mr. Babu Abhaya Charan Das (1914-19)
- Mr. Khan Bahadur Tassaduq Ahmad (1919-27)
- Mr. Khan Bahadur Badiur Rahman (1927-32)
- Mr. Rai Saheb J. M. Datta (1932-35)
- Mr. Babu J. C. Datta (1935-43)
- Mr. Babu B. K. Bhattacharya (1943-44)
- Mr. M. O. Goni (1944-45)
- Dr. Enamul Haque (1945-48)
- Dr. Enamul Haque (1948-50)
- Mr. S. M. Sadaruddin (1950-51)
- Mr. A. A. Mahmud (1951-52)
- Mr. Abid Ali (1952-54)
- Mr. M. S. A. R. B. Kader (1954-56)
- Mr. Sahabuddin (1956)
- Mr. M. A. K. Bhuiyan (1956-58)
- Mr. Qazi Ambor Ali (1958-59)
- Mr. Sufi Hussein Ali (1959)
- Mr. T. Hossain (1961-65)
- Mr. M. A. K. Bhuiyan (1966-67)
- Mr. Hafizuddin Ahmed (1967-70)
- Mr. Md. Abdur Razzaq (1970)
- Mr. A. A. Khalilur Rahman (1972-75)
- Mr. M. A. Motaleb (1975-76)
- Mr. Md. Mizanur Rahman Bhuiyan (1976-78)
- Mr. Shamsul Alam Chowdhuri (1978-87)
- Mr. Mostafizur Rahman (1987-90)
- Mr. Md. Sekandar Ali Khalifa (1990-92)
- Mrs. Monzil Ara Ahmed (1992-96)
- Mr. Md. Motiur Rahman (1996-99)
- Mrs. Syeda Zinnatun Noor (1999-2003)
- Mr. Md. Anwar Hossain (2003-2007)
- Mr. Abdul Malek Mia (2007)
- Mr. Ali Akkas Ahmed (Acting)(2007-2008)
- Mrs. Rowshon Ara (Acting)(2008-2010)
- MD. Farid Uddin (2010-...)
[edit] Notable alumni
- Jagdish Chandra Bose, physcist and inventor
- Megh Nad Saha, physicist
- Bir Shreshtho Matiur Rahman, Muktijoddha (freedom fighter)
- Raisul Islam Asad, Muktijoddha (freedom fighter) and national award winning actor
- Brajosundar Mitra, founder of Brahmo Samaj
- Munier Chowdhury, linguist, martyred intellectual
- A.M. Harun-ar-Rashid, physicist
- Buddhadeb Basu, poet
- Khwaja Abdul Ghani, Nawab of Dhaka
- Mustafa Kamal, Chairman of the Law Commission, former Chief Justice of Bangladesh
- Mustafa Monowar, artist and puppeteer
- Khan Ataur Rahman, film director
- Alamgir Kabir, film director
- JG Nicholas Pogose, founder of Pogose School
- Gregory de Groote, founder of St. Gregory's High School
[edit] Extra-curricular organizations
- Alumni Association
- Debating Society
- Literary Society
- Boy Scouts
- Language and Reading Club
- Science Club
- Chess Club
- Bangladesh National Cadet Core (BNCC), Dhaka Collegiate School Division
- Cultural Forum
[edit] Reference in contemporary literature
- In Satyajit Ray's Popular Detective Series Feluda, Mentions Pradosh Chandra Mitter aka Feluda's Father late Jaykrishna Mitter was a mathematics teacher of Dhaka Collegiate School.
