Dhaka Collegiate School

Dhaka Collegiate School
Dhaka Collegiate School, Dhaka
আল্লাহ্‌ আমাদের সহায়
(Allah is our Patron)
Address
1, Loyal Street, Sadarghat, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Dhaka
Bangladesh
Coordinates 23°47′40″N 90°24′06″E / 23.794458°N 90.401586°E / 23.794458; 90.401586Coordinates: 23°47′40″N 90°24′06″E / 23.794458°N 90.401586°E / 23.794458; 90.401586
Information
Type Government, Boys High School
Established 1835
Campus Old Town
Area Sadarghat
Color(s)

White

 

Dark blue

 
Mascot An open book with a single eye, in which an everlasting flame of knowledge burns.
Nickname Collegiatians

Dhaka Collegiate School is a secondary school in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest school in Dhaka.

History

Dhaka Collegiate School

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 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. The school maintained high academic records and boasted of securing top position in the Indian subcontinent for 8 times out of 9 consecutive years under Babu Ratna Mani Gupta. This honoured institution has delivered a many of famous alumnies in its History of over than 175 Years.

Location

The school is located in Sadarghat crossing, west of Bahadur Shah Park and south of Jagannath University, on the banks of the Buriganga River.

Headmasters and 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 (2010-2012)
  • A.K.M. Mostafa Kamal(2012-)

Notable alumni

Courses

The school offers courses in science and commerce and classes conducted in two shifts (morning and day).

Extra-curricular organizations

Extra-curricular organizations

Reference in contemporary literature

External links

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