Government Bangla College
সরকারি বাঙলা কলেজ | |
| File:Government Bangla College Monogram.svg Monogram of Government Bangla College | |
| Motto | "হে প্রভু আমাকে জ্ঞান দাও" |
|---|---|
Motto in English | O God, give me wisdom |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1 October 1962 |
| Founder | Abul Kashem |
| Affiliation | University of Dhaka |
| Chancellor | President of Bangladesh |
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman |
| Principal | Professor Dr. Ferdousi Khan |
| Students | 30,000+ |
| Location | , Coordinates: 23°47′06″N 90°21′12″E / 23.7849°N 90.3533°E |
| Campus | Urban, 10 hectares (25 acres) |
| Website | sarkaribanglacollege.gov.bd |
Government Bangla College (Bengali: সরকারি বাঙলা কলেজ) is a public college located in the northwest part of the capital city of Dhaka in Bangladesh.[1]The college was established in 1962 by Principal Abul Kashem to promote the use of the Bangla in higher education and to establish the language in all spheres of national life of Bengalis. It is affiliated with the University of Dhaka.[2]
History
Soon after the historical Language Movement, in 1956 Bangla was recognized as one of the state languages of Pakistan, in the country's first Constitution. Shortly thereafter, Principal Abul Kashem, former professor of University of Dhaka and pioneer of the Bengali Language Movement, realized that Bangla is neglected in every different field in Pakistan. In 1960, in a meeting for Martyrs' Day at Curzon Hall at University of Dhaka, he said “Even before West Pakistan was formed, they had established Urdu Colleges to make Urdu as a State language of Pakistan. The Government of Pakistan has contributed funds and land to Urdu Colleges. Although we have fought so much, the government is still ignoring our plea. If government doesn't respond, we should create a Bangla Medium College in the future.”[3]
In 1961, he started discussions with educationists and intellectuals to set up a Bangla college in then East Pakistan, now Bangladesh. The college was established on October 01, 1962.
The college became affiliated with the University of Dhaka in 2017.[4]
Academic departments
- Department of Accounting
- Department of Finance & Banking
- Department of Management
- Department of Marketing
- Department of English
- Department of Bangla
- Department of History
- Department of Islamic Studies
- Department of Islamic History and Culture
- Department of Political Science
- Department of Social Work
- Department of Botany
- Department of Zoology
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Physics
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Economics
- Department of Soil Science
- Department of geography and
Principal Abul Kashem with first year Bangla College student and Faculty, 1962
Principal Abul Kashem with first year Bangla College student and Faculty, 1962
Principal Abul Kashem Chatrabash at Bangla College
Bangla College
See also
References
- ^ "Bangla College - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- ^ "DU affiliated seven college". 7 college website. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ Kashem, Principal Abul. Bhasha Andolon and Bangla College Protistha. Monthly Oitijjo, Friday, 1989. pg 44
- ^ "Dhaka College, six other govt colleges go under Dhaka University". bdnews24.com. 16 February 2017.
External links
Media related to Bangla College at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- 7 college
