Domrakandi High School

Domrakandi High School (Bengali: ডোমরাকান্দি উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়) is situated in Domrakandi, , Faridpur District, Bangladesh. It was established in 1969. The school is situated at the same premises as Domrakandi Ideal Government Primary School and the Upazila Resource Centre.

Kobi Jasimuddin Matri Sarak (Poet Jasimuddin's Mother Road) runs along the west of the school campus. Domrakandi Graveyard is to the south of the school.

History[]

The initiative of establishing the school was mainly taken by the prominent educationist of the district, Abdul Hamid, the then president of the Primary Teachers Association of Faridpur district and headmaster of Domrakandi Ideal Government Primary School.

BRAC-Abdul Hamid Public Library[]

BRAC-Abdul Hamid Public Library is the joint initiative of BRAC and Domrakandi High School. The library was established in 2004 and named after the founder of the school, Abdul Hamid. The library is situated in the ground floor of the main building of the school.

Extracurricular activities[]

Every year the school celebrates the national festivals on its campus. On 21 February, for International Mother Language Day, a provath feri is arranged. The school has a shahid minar in its own campus so the students and teachers give flowers and pay homage to the martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement of 1952. It celebrates 26 March (Independence Day of Bangladesh) and 16 December (Victory Day of Bangladesh). Bengali New Year, the pohela boishakh, is celebrated.

Notable alumni[]

Saiful Islam Siddiqui, PhD, Professor, Sylhet Agricultural University and prominent agriculturist was a student of this school.

References[]

District Map for Faridpur Sadar Upazila
"Kids of 5 more schools learn amid fanfare". The Daily Star. 3 July 2012.
Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka

Coordinates: 23°34′40″N 89°48′7″E / 23.57778°N 89.80194°E / 23.57778; 89.80194