Dhaka College
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| Dhaka College, Dhaka | |
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| Motto | Know Thyself |
| Established | 1841 |
| Type | University College |
| Principal | Professor Dr. Siraj Uddin Ahmed |
| Location | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Campus | Mirpur Road, Dhanmondi |
| Nickname | DC |
Dhaka College (Bengali: ঢাকা কলেজ Ðhaka Kôlej), located in Dhaka, is one of Bangladesh's earliest and most prestigious higher educational institutions. It offers both four years bachelor's and one years masters course in various majors, but it is best known for HSC. Several many students have regularly topped in HSC examinations from the college and thus it is regarded as the best ever college in higher secondary level in Bangladesh. The college is affiliated with the National University. Several thousand students study here, it has a number of student halls and many students participate in politics.
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[edit]History
Dhaka College was established by Dr. James Taylor (Civil Surgeon at Dhaka) in 1835 as an English School (at present Dhaka Collegiate School). Dr. James organized a local Committee of Public Instruction with the help of district magistrate Mr. Grant. The school building was built partly out of public donations on the grounds of an English factory. The school rose to college status in 1841 and buildings were completed in 1946, with the aid of theBishop of Calcutta. In the first graduating class there were both Muslim and Hindu students, as well as a number of foreign students, mainly from Armenia and Portugal.
The college was relocated in 1873 to a large building to the east of Victoria Park in order to accommodate the physics and chemistry laboratories. Later it shifted in 1908 toCurzon Hall while the science departments were housed in the present chemistry building of the University of Dhaka. In 1921 the college shifted again to the present High Court Building. During the Second World War it moved to Siddique Bazar. At present, it has its own campus near Dhaka New Market.
[edit]Notable alumni
- Humayun Ahmed, writer
- Mir Masoom Ali, professor, statistician, and educator
- Naziruddin Ahmed, first Registrar of the University of Dhaka
- Syed Modasser Ali, ophthalmologist
- Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury, writer, columnist, philosopher, and lyricist of the bangla song "Amar Bhaiyer Rokte Rangano Ekushey February")
- Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, President of the Maldives
- Sir Krishna Govinda Gupta, ICS, Member, Secretary of State's Council, UK (1907)
- Rezaul Haque, cricketer
- Anwarul Iqbal,BPM (Bar), PPM was an adviser (2007-2009) to the interim Caretaker Government of Bangladesh
- Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, scientist, writer
- Abul Kalam Shamsuddin, journalist, author
- Meghnad Saha, FRS, physicist
Dr..Muhammad Abdul Mannan Year 1973/74, Fellow and Examiner of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Melbourne, Australia
[edit]Faculty
Notable faculty include:
- Akhtaruzzaman Elias, Bangladeshi author. Though he wrote only two novels, it has been enough for him to be considered by many critics among the pantheon of great Bengali novelists.
- Shaukat Osman, Bangladeshi novelist and short story writer and the winner of awards for his achievements.
- Dr.P.K.Roy, first Indian Principal of Presidency College, Kolkata
- Abdullah Abu Sayeed, educator, social worker, winner of 2004 Ramon Magsaysay Award
[edit]See also
[Web of Dhaka College|http://www.dhakacollege.edu.bd] [Blog of Dhaka College|http://dhakacollege6419.blogspot.com/]
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