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| রংপুর সরকারি কলেজ | |
 Main Entrance of College | |
| Type | Public University College |
|---|---|
| Established | July 25, 1963; 61 years ago (1963-07-25) |
| Affiliation | University of Rajshahi (1963 - 1992) National University (1992-present) Dinajpur Education Board (HSC) |
| Principal | Shamima Akhter |
| Students | 11,375 (2024) |
| Undergraduates | 8,220 |
| Postgraduates | 455 |
| Other students | 2,700 (HSC) |
| Address | Radaballav, Rangpur, 5404, Bangladesh 25°45′32″N 89°14′51″E / 25.7589°N 89.2476°E / 25.7589; 89.2476 |
| Campus | urban, 5.26 acres (2.13 ha) |
| Language | Bengali English |
| Website | rgc |
Rangpur Government College is a public educational institution in Rangpur, Bangladesh. It was established on July 25, 1963. It is situated in Radaballav, within one kilometer from the town center. Currently, the college offers HSC, Graduate (Pass) courses, Bachelor (Honours) courses in 14 subjects and Post Graduate courses in 7 subjects.
History
In the year 1963, when it was turned into a government institution, the number of student seats in Carmichael College became limited. In this situation, the absence of a college proving education to the extended number of students was intensely felt. In this circumstance, some philanthropists including Fulle Hossain, the then District Commissioner O.M. Carnie, Assistant District Commissioner Abdus Sattar, District Education Officer Tahemidur Rahman, advocate Abul Khan, Amin Hossain, Abul Salek, Moin Uddin Sarker et. el. come forward to set up a college. Some rich people also gave necessary land to establish the college immediately. Finally on July 25, 1963, it got established, the college was launched as a night college at Koilash Ranjan High School and as a day college at the Zamindarbari (Kalidham) of Ram Babu. Since its establishment till 1992, it was under the supervision of Rajshahi University. It becomes a government college on November 1, 1984. It came under Bangladesh National University in 1993.
Campus
The college with its four academic buildings stands on 5.26 acre of land. It has two hostels for students. The female hostel can accommodate 100 students while the male host, namely Shahid Moslem Uddin Chattrabas is obsolete now. Some extra-curriculum activities based students organizations are also functioning in the campus. These are, voluntary blood donation related club Badhon, Bangladesh National cadet Corps (BNCC), Red Crescent Society etc.
Academics
Currently, about 16000 HSC, Honors, and Masters level students are enrolled in the college in regular and irregular session, 2400 of them being HSC students. Number of teachers is 62. There are three main branches of study in this college: science, arts and commerce. Fourteen Honors level subjects offered in this college are given below:
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Zoology
- Botany
- Bengali
- English
- Political Science
- History
- Economics
- Islamic History
- Philosophy
- Accounting
- Management
Master's Final Courses:
- BENGALI
- HISTORY
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- ECONOMICS
- ACCOUNTING
- PHYSICS
- CHEMISTRY
Total number of class rooms is 23.
Alumni
- Khandaker Golam Mostafa (1943–2020) 2nd Jatiya Sangsad member
- K M Abdul Khaleq Chontu (1946-2017) 5th Jatiya Sangsad member
- M. Abul Kashem (birth 1953) Academic staff of Bangladesh Agricultural University.
- Abu Sayed (1998/99-2024) student activist.
See more
References
- "Home". Rangpur Government College. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
- ^ "National University :: College Details". www.nubd.info. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
- Rangpur Govt College at a glance
External links
25°45′32″N 89°14′51″E / 25.7589°N 89.2476°E / 25.7589; 89.2476
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