Bogra Zilla School

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name = Bogra Zilla School


motto = "Shikkhar Uddessho Monusshotto Orjon"
established = 1853
type = Public
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district = Bogra
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Current Head Master = Md. Shafiqur Rahman
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faculty = 50
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students = 2000
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athletics = Football, Cricket
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location = Sathmatha,Bogra
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country = Bangladesh
homepage = http://www.bograzillaschool.com/index.html

Bogra Zilla School ( _bn. বগুড়া জিলা স্কুল) is the oldest high school in Bogra district of Bangladesh and one of the top ranked schools in Bangladesh. It provides education from class three (Grade-3) to class ten (Grade-10). It was a private English medium school before becoming a public school. [cite book |last=Hunter |first=W. W.|title=A Statistical Account of Bengal]

History

It was established in 1853. [cite web
title = A Successful Seat of knowledge
work = starinsight
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url = http://www.thedailystar.net/starinsight/2006/08/01/guru.htm
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accessdate = 2008-03-15] Babu Bhagabati Charan Ghosh was the first headmaster of this school.It was a private (non-government) school before becoming a public one.It came under governmental management through the earnest effort of then magistrate and collector Mr. Russell and deputy collector Babu S. Mukharjee. [ [http://www.bangladeshdir.com/webs/catalog/19/index.html Bangladesh directory] ] This school observed its 150th anniversary celebration in 2005.

Bogra Zilla School is the first among the government high schools in the whole Bogra district during the British rule and by this time, Babu Bhagabati Charan Ghosh was appointed as the Headmaster of the school. With great proficiency, he had been holding the post for six years. Bogra's famous child Babu Kishoree Lal Roy, who is the author of many philosophical writings, was then the student of this school. While describing about in his book ‘Free Enquiry after Truth', he wrote, “In 1853 a Government English school was established here and I obtained my entrance into it. My progress in this institution has been remarked by its first and best of its Headmasters that ever were, to have been remarkably rapid. Be it said with deep respect and gratitude that under the judicious tuition of Babu Bhagabati Charan Ghosh I obtained a useful knowledge of the English language within about four years and a half. I have always thought Bhahabati Babu to be one of my greatest benefactors on Earth and will think so for ever also.”

There were only four teachers during the period of Bhagabati Babu. According to the National School Committee, the school appeared to be started to principally by the sons and relatives of the clerks officers connected with the Courts. After Bhagabati Babu, A. C. Mukharjee became the Headmaster in 1859. During his period of tuition, in that year, two students passed in 2nd division and one passed in 1st division with scholarship in 1862. After this, the school continued to progress day by day. By this time, the practice of giving books as rewards to the students of both Bangla and English schools based on their performance was started. The prize giving ceremony used to be very gorgeous. More than a hundred taka used to be spent for fireworks. With the presence of many people from the town and nearby villages, the town came to life. During 1859–60, the inspector of the schools of the north-east areas and Assam , Mr. W. Robinson managed students and people while giving the prizes. He arranged a demonstration with ‘magic lantern' for their entertainment and showed many interesting and educative events of nature such as moving of stars and planets, solar and lunar eclipse, cyclone etc. Within 1881–85, the school building was constructed of bricks.

In 1873–74, there were six teachers, one pundit and one moulavi in the school. There were 85 students in there in 1860–61. In 1907–08, the number of students was 363. Among them, 218 were Hindus and 145 were Muslims.

Currently, it has about 50 faculty members and 2000 students. The faculty members are graduates from the reputed universities in Bangladesh and students are through a highly competitive admission test from top elementary schools.

Location

Bogra Zilla School is located at the center of Bogra city, a place called "Sathmatha". This is very well organized area.Bogra Govt. Girls High School (V. M.), another old school in Bogra district, is located near Bogra Zilla School.

Admission

Admission into this school is very competitive. Students are basically admitted into class three. After an initial rigorous screening, more than 2500 applicants are offered to appear at a comprehensive admission test for only 240 positions. Application forms are usually available during the first week of December in every year. There are also few positions (five-ten) in class four to nine each year.

Academics

This school teaches from class three to class ten. Upon a rigorous screening in class ten, students are appeared at S.S.C. examination. Each year about 2,50,000 students covered from north-west regions of the country take part in this public examination under Rajshahi Education Board.

The S.S.C. examinees of this school always rank top in the merit positions. In recent years, Abinash Roy secured 1st position in S.S.C. exam under Rajshahi board in 1996 from this school. Since its birth, it has produced a number of remarkable alumni who have significantly contributed into the successful advancement not only of the country but also of the whole world.What During 1960's, Humayun Ahmed - a very popular contemporary Bengali novelist and playwright, graduated from this school with excellent scores in Secondary School Certificate (S.S.C.) Examination.

Notable alumni

*Akhteruzzaman Elias - a famous novelist and short story writer.
*Humayun Ahmed - most famous contemporary Bengali novelist and playwright.
*Muhammad Zafar Iqbal - prominent columnist & writer.
*Ziaur Rahman- Ex president of Bangladesh and the founder of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.

References

External links

* [http://www.bograzillaschool.com/index.html School Website]

ee also

*Bogra