Chittagong College

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Chittagong College

Motto:	শিক্ষাই শক্তি (Shikkhai Shokti, "Education is Power")
Established	1869
Type:	Public College
Staff:	54
Students:	10,500
Location	Chittagong, Bangladesh

Chittagong College is the topmost college in Bangladesh. It is also the first college established in Bangladesh. Having started out as Chittagong District school in 1836, it was upgraded to an Intermediate college in 1869. It started providing science education in intermediate section from the year 1909 and became a graduation college in 1910. Now this college is giving honors and masters degree in 16 subjects.it is also continuing its intermediate course as well.

The college has five academic buildings, library with approximately 60,000 books, mosque, auditorium and other facilities. The sports ground of the college is known to all with its famous name Parade Ground.

Students of the college have made significant contribution in the history of Bangladesh. Also many distinguished scholars have taught here over the years. Among them were Surendranath Dasgupta, Beni Madhab Das, Janardan Chakravarty, Bhabatosh Dutta, Subodh Sengupta, Jogeshchandra Singha, Mansur Uddin, Motahar Hossain Chowdhury, Momotazuddin Ahmed and Dr. Muhammad Yunus.

Chittagong College is officially known also as Chittagong Government College.

1 History
2 Faculties and Departments
- 2.1 Faculty of Arts and Social Science
- 2.2 Faculty of Science
3 Academic Facilities
4 College Facility
5 Notable alumni and faculty
6 External links

[edit] History

Chittagong college was first established as Chittagong Zila School in 1836. It was upgraded as a college in 1869 by offering F.A. (First Arts) course and took its present name Chittagong College. Its academic activity a college began in a Portuguese-merchant built building beside Parade Ground, College Road, Chawkbazar.

Besides F.A. course it also provided education in Law for students to enable them to qualify for leadership examinations. Law education in the college, however, was suspended in 1909.

From 1909 science courses were offered for Higher Secondary Level, then F.A.

In 1912, University of Calcutta registered it as a first grade degree college and allowed it to offer both honours and pass level courses in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. In 1919, honours course in English was introduced. Besides Economics and Philosophy was added as supplimentary course from this year.

In 1926, the first student dormitory was established by the eminent politician, then Education minister of Bengal province Sher-E-Bangla A.K.Fazlul Huq. From this year co-education was introduced.

In 1942, honours course in Economics was introduced.

The college suspended its honours programme in 1955 but reintroduced honours courses on English, Bangla, Economics, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in 1960. B.Sc. (Bachelor of Science) courses on Zoology and Botany and B.A. (Bachelor of Arts) /B.Sc. (Bachelor of Science) course on Statistics were introduced in 1962.

From 1955 to 1965 the college experienced enormous infrastructural developments.

When University of Dhaka was established in 1921, this college became registered as Degree college under this university. At present, this college offers Honours and Masters course under National University, Gazipur on 16 different subjects viz, Bangla, English, Economics, Political Science, History, Islamic History and Culture, Philosophy, Sociology, Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Mathematics, Statistics, Geography and Psychology.

Presently, the college has 10,500 students and 92 teachers.

[edit] Faculties and Departments

This college has two faculties, they are:
a) Faculty of Arts and Social Science
b) Faculty of Science

[edit] Faculty of Arts and Social Science

This faculty comprises the following departments:

Department of Bengali
Department of English
Department of Economics
Department of Political Science
Department of History
Department of Islamic History and Culture
Department of Philosophy
Department of Sociology
Department of Arabic Studies
Department of Pali
Department of Sanskrit
Department of Geography
Department of Psychology
Department of Mathematics
Department of Statics

[edit] Faculty of Science

This faculty comprises the following departments:

Department of Physics
Department of Chemistry
Department of Botany
Department of Zoology
Department of Statics
Department of Mathematics
Department of Geography
Department of Psychology

[edit] Academic Facilities

[edit] Library

Chittagong College has one of the oldest libraries in Bangladesh. There are more than 60,000 books on different subjects.

Besides each department has their own seminar library for Honours and Masters students.

[edit] Botanical Garden

There is a medium sized Botanical Garden inside college campus. This garden is maintained by Department of Botany. This is a rich botanical garden in the sense that it has some rare species of Angiosperm plants notably Cycas.

[edit] Zoological Museum

The Zoological Museum is maintained by Department of Zoology.

[edit] College Facility

[edit] Student Dormitories

There are three male student dormitories. They are:

Sher-E-Bangla Dormitory
- Has two different blocks "A" and "B". "A" block is for Muslim students and "B" block is for non-Muslim students.
Saheed Sohrawordy Dormitory
Dr. Abdus Sabur Dormitory
- For Honours and Masters students.
Hazrat Khadizatul Kobra (R)Dormitory
- For female students.

[edit] College Ground

The college has a large ground known as Parade Ground. This name bears its historical importance.

[edit] Co-curricular Activities

B.N.C.C.
- The college has head quarters of Karnaphuly battalion-2 of Bangladesh National Cadet Corp from 1956.
Rover Scout
CDS
- Stands for Chittagong College Debating Club.
Math Club

[edit] Additional Facilities

A two storied mosque.
Common room
- Two different common rooms for male and female students. The common room for female students is a two-storied building.
Canteen
- Located between auditorium and Administrative Building.
Gymnasium
Post-office
Bank
- Pubali Bank, Chittagong college branch.