Bangla College

Bangla college
সরকারি বাঙলা কলেজ
Front Gate of Govt. Bangla College
Established	1 October 1962
Type	Govt. University College
Principal	Dr. Dhilara Hafiz
Students	22000
Location	Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Campus	Govt. Bangla college covers as area of nearly 16 acres. It is located in the north-west part of the capital city on the western side of Principle Abul Kashem Road in Mirpur.

Govt. Bangla College (Bengali: সরকারি বাঙলা কলেজ) is a college of Bangladesh established on 1 October, 1962 by Abul Kashem in order to promote the use of the Bengali language in higher education. ^[1]

History

Principal Abul Kashem, activist of the historic Bengali Language Movement, established Bangla College in 1962. The Bangla College, it was situated at Mirpur on 1964 , used to hold its classes of the night shift in its formative years in the premises of the Nabakumar Institute.^[2]

The present state of the college

The present principal of the college is Dr. Dhilara Hafiz. The intermediate or high school section has about 800 students and the Honors-Masters Graduate section has more than 21,000 students. The University College is regulated by National University, Bangladesh

Structure of the college

The college covered 16 acres area.The main five building are used for classes and examination. There is a library in the college.The library contains a huge books of various kinds.

References

1. ^ Mahmud, Akif bin, Principal Abul Kashem: Matrivashake gire je full bekoseto. The Weekly Bangla Patrika, Friday March 24, 2006
2. ^ Nabakumar Institute, Banglapedia