Comilla Zilla School
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Comilla Zilla School কুমিল্লা জিলা স্কুল | |
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Bangladesh | |
Coordinates | 23°27′46″N 91°10′54″E / 23.462895°N 91.181739°ECoordinates: 23°27′46″N 91°10′54″E / 23.462895°N 91.181739°E |
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Type | Public high school |
Motto | পড় তোমার প্রভুর নামে |
Established | 20th July,1837 |
School board | Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Comilla |
School code | 105770 |
Headmistress | Rasheda Akter (2011-present) |
Grades | Class 5 to 10 |
Gender | Male |
Enrollment | About 2000 |
Language | Bengali |
Campus size | Urban, 5.69 acres |
Sports | Cricket, football, handball, badminton, basketball |
Special project | Connecting classrooms under British Council |
Website | www |
Comilla Zilla School (Bengali: কুমিল্লা জিলা স্কুল) is a boys' school in Comilla, a city in Bangladesh. It is one of the oldest schools in the country. It was the only school in Comilla when it was established in 1837.[1]
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History[]
The school, in the center of Comilla town, was established on 20 July 1837 by the Englishman . It was set up by the government of British India for teaching English literature and science and named Comilla Zilla School. In the beginning, there was only 37 students. From 1857, the school was running under Kolkata University. In the 1850s, the school academic building was expanded and more facilities were created to make it a full-fledged high school. The school is situated on 5.69 acres.[1][2]
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Today[]
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Initially the school conducted only one shift. From 1991 two shifts were introduced: morning and day. Presently all the classes from 5 to 10 are running. There are six sections in each of the classes: ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, and ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ for class six to ten where ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ are in morning shift and day shift.
There are 60 students in each of the sections. For class nine and ten, students are distributed into four sections following the same structure with a larger number of students in a class. Almost 2,000 students are studying in the school with 53 teachers.
There are four buildings, a Shaheed Minar and a hostel for the students. There is a library and a common room also. The school playground is used for numerous sports.
Extracurricular activities[]
- Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC)
- Red Crescent
- Games and sports (mostly athletics, cricket, badminton, basketball, swimming and football)
- Debating
- Scouting
- Cultural activities
- Math and language competitions
- Science fair
- Study tour
- Social development
- Participates in Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad every year
- Participates in every year
- Participates in Bangladesh Junior Science Olympiad every year
- Chess tournaments.
Facilities[]
These school has three academic buildings, an administrative building and two hostels. There is a big field in the school arena, as well as a basketball court . Other facilities include mosque, workshop, auditorium, canteen, shaheed minar, and library. There are 53 teachers and 20 staff. The school has five laboratories and a computer lab.
Achievements[]
Comilla Zilla School is one of the oldest and prestigious schools in Bangladesh. The school is known for the quality of education. Getting admitted here is competitive because of its low acceptance rate. Less than 10% of the total applicants are admitted.
Among schools under the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Comilla, the school ranked first numerous times on Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination.[3][4]
Since its establishment, Comilla Zilla School has produced a lot of scientists, engineers, writers, musicians, artists, doctors, journalists, lawyers, filmmakers, athletes, politicians, university teachers, government officials, and businessmen.
Notable alumni[]
- Asif Akbar, is a Bangladeshi pop singer[citation needed]
- Apel Mahmood, is a Bangladeshi singer and freedom fighter. He is one of the performers of Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971 and best known for the song
- A.B.M. Khairul Haque, former Chief Justice of Bangladesh[citation needed]
- Dhirendranath Datta, Bengali lawyer who was active in the politics of undivided Bengal in pre-partition India and later in East Pakistan (1947–1971)[citation needed]
- Enamul Haque Moni, former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 10 Tests and 29 ODIs from 1990 to 2003[citation needed]
- Gazi Mazharul Anwar, is a Bangladeshi film director, producer, lyricist, screenwriter and music director.
- General Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan, former Chief of Army Staff of Bangladesh[citation needed]
- Himangshu Dutta, a music composer in the Bengali music industry[citation needed]
- Kamrul Ahsan, Bangladesh Ambassador to Russia, Secretary to the Government, career foreign service officer and former High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Canada and Singapore[5]
- , 2nd Lt. (1-E Bengal), first Shaheed defense officer during Bangladesh Liberation War, later awarded as Bir Uttom by Bangladesh Government[6]
- Sachin Dev Burman, former Indian music director and singer. A member of the Tripura royal family, he started his career with Bengali films in 1937. Later he began composing for Hindi movies, and became one of the most successful and influential Bollywood film music composers.[citation needed]
- Shib Narayan Das, a leading student leader of late 1960s who designed the first national flag of Bangladesh[6]
- Syed Mahmud Hossain, current Chief Justice of Bangladesh
Gallery[]
See also[]
- List of Zilla Schools of Bangladesh
- List of Educational Institutions in Comilla
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Comilla Zila School". Banglapedia. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "History". Comilla Zilla School.
- ^ "SSC result: Pass rate drops in Comilla Board". The Daily Observer. 19 May 2014.
- ^ "Comilla Zilla School secures top position in Comilla board". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS). 30 May 2015. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ "H.E. Kamrul Ahsan, Bangladesh High Commissioner to Singapore". High Commission of Bangladesh, Singapore. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b 175 Years of Comilla Zilla School.
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- Schools in Comilla District
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