Ananda Mohan College
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| Motto | Welcome for knowledge, go for hospitality |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1908 |
| Chancellor | President of Bangladesh |
| Students | about 35,000 |
| Location | College Road, Mymensingh Town , |
| Campus | Urban, 15.28 acres |
| Colours | Blue and Gold |
| Nickname | AM college, AMC |
| Affiliations | Bangladesh National University |
| Website | http://www.anandamohangovtcollege.edu.bd |
Ananda Mohan College is a national university affiliated university college of Bangladesh situated in the town of Mymensingh. It is one of the old educational premises of Bangladesh also.
History
Anandamohan Bose, who founded the City College in 1878, decided to open a branch of it at his home town in Mymensingh. In 1883, an educational institution was established at the residence of Ananda Mohan as the City Collegiate School. Later the college section of the institution was shifted to College Road on 1 January 1908 as a college and it was named after him. In 1964, the college was nationalized.[1]
Organization
Administration
Departments
- Accounting
- Bengali
- English
- History
- Islamic History and Culture
- Islamic Studies
- Economics
- Political Science
- Social Welfare
- Sociology
- Degree
- Zoology
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Geography
- Management
- Marketing
- Banking & Finance
- Philosophy
Notable alumni
- Nurul Amin – prime minister
- Abul Fateh — diplomat, statesman and Sufi
- Nirmalendu Goon — poet[citation needed]
- Prabodh Chandra Goswami — educationist[citation needed]
- Niharranjan Ray — historian[citation needed]
- P. C. Sorcar — magician
- Syed Waliullah — novelist
Notes
- ^ Islam, Aminul (27 January 2008). "Centenary of AMC College, Mymensingh". Star Campus. The Daily Star.
External links
- Hossain, Md. Zakir (2012). "Ananda Mohan College". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.