Mymensingh Zilla School, also known as MZS, is a boys' public

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.The school was established on 3 November, 1853 as Hardinge School during

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.It has its own century old reputation for providing quality education and producing ardent scholars. The school was started as an English medium back in 1846. At present, it's a Bangla medium school and the medium of instruction is Bengali. Since 1991 the school has been running two shifts, Morning and Day. The Morning shift starts at 7:30 am and ends at 12:00 pm. The Day shift starts at 12:30 pm and ends at 5:30 pm. The school has two nearby campuses: one is meant for academic and administrative buildings while the other is for school hostel.

History

In 1846 it started as an English medium school called 'Hardinge School' at Mr. F. B. Camp's, the then Deputy Collector of the

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. On 3 November 1853 it started as a full-fledged English medium school near Kachari (present Laboratory School). However, it is no longer an English medium one; it follows the national curriculum of

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and the medium of instruction is

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. Bhagawan Chandra Bose, father of scientist

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, was the first headmaster of the school. It was called multilateral pilot school during the time of first Deputy Commissioner of

Mymensingh Mymensingh ( bn, ময়মনসিংহ) is the capital of Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh. Located on the bank of Brahmaputra River, about north of the national capital Dhaka, it is a major financial center and educational hub of north ...

, S.M.A Kajmi, by the government. The main and present school structures were built in 1912. In 1965 the school compound was designed and reformed by an

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science teacher, Mr. Dril. The school had been used as a base of the

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during

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. It was also used as a training camp for freedom fighters during

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in 1971. And more than 40 students sacrificed their lives, that time, fighting against the

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. On 3 March 1981, police fired tear-gas to subdue rioting Mymensingh Zilla School students. Sixty people were injured in the clash, which began when the students attempted to reoccupy part of their school hostel building that the government had recently given over to an adjacent primary training institute.

Admission

Mymensingh Zilla School has a highly selective and the most competitive enrollment system in greater Mymensingh region, now

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. Usually, aspirants of 2nd and 5th grade apply by December to write the admission test. Only the qualified aspirants get opportunity to be admitted to 3rd and 6th grade respectively.

Academics

The school provides education from the third through the tenth grades. Upon successful completion of the eighth grade, students have to choose to be in either the

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stream. However, joining science stream is contingent upon marks obtained in mathematics and general science in

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examination. Since the ninth grade the whole student body, thus, gets separated into two groups: Science and Business Studies. Upon successful completion of the tenth grade the students are allowed to sit for the

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(SSC) examination.

Required courses for SSC examinees

Language

* Bengali (paper I and II) * English (paper I and II)

Mathematics

* Mathematics (compulsory)

Science courses (one is optional from the last two)

* Physics * Chemistry * Higher mathematics * Biology

Business studies courses

* Accounting * Principles of business * Business entrepreneurship

Others (compulsory)

* Bangladesh and Global Studies * Religion (Islam or Hinduism or Buddhism or Christianity) * Physical Education, Health and Sports

Facilities

Security and monitoring

The school campus is under the surveillance of total CCTV camera monitoring and the authority uses Biometric Attendance System to record the attendance information of its students and employees. Parents are regularly informed with the attendance information of their descendants by SMS.

Laboratories

The school provides facilities like science laboratories, projector rooms, workshop, computer lab, covered gymnasium and library. Practical lessons on physics, chemistry, and biology are normally imparted in the science laboratories.

School hostel

The school offers a hostel for the students who come from outside the city. The playground in front of the hostel is quite large and there is also a pond alongside the playground.

Auditorium

There is a spacious and century old auditorium used for cultural events. It's also known as the "Hall Room".

Library

There is a library for the students and teachers.

School uniform

The school uniform was introduced in 1968. * Full-sleeve (optional) white shirt * Brown (khaki) color pants * White socks and shoes * Navy blue sweater in winter

Co-curricular activities

Sports

Students regularly participate in different sporting events and games at different levels—local, regional, national—for which prior training and coaching are offered. Popular outdoor games include

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etc. In addition to this, facilities for different indoor games like

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, etc. are also provided. Mymensingh Zilla School went to the 12th Nirman School Cricket Tournament finals in 1994 against Narayangonj High School. MZS lost by five wickets.

Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC)

The school has a strong BNCC team which is for all students. All students can join the BNCC. It gives the school good security at all time.

Cultural activities

Every year the school arranges many cultural programs. There are observed Annual Cultural Program, Annual Milad-Mahfil, Freshers' Reception Program and many more programs in the school. The RAG Day is a celebration ceremony for the students who are going to be graduated from the school. The school observes some national days also. Singing, Painting, Recitation, Acting, etc. are most favourite among the students. These are some groups also for cultural activities like: * MZS Debating Club * Recitation Club * Mymensingh Zilla School English Club (MZSEC) * Mymensingh Zilla School Coding Club

Olympiads

Students effectively participate on olympiads and other science affiliated competitions and some of the students of the school have represented Bangladesh in international platform. Many talented international participants from this school represented their country in the world stage. Shanjid Anwar, Adib Hasan, Fahim Ferdous consistently gained Silver and multiple bronze medals in

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. Many of them are now studying in the top universities of the world including

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and so on. These achievements motivates the young students to represent their school and country in the higher premises.

Notable alumni

* Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed, an attorney general of Bangladesh *

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, a Pakistani lawyer and statesman *

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, an

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: a physicist, biologist, botanist, archaeologist, and science fiction writer * Abu Sayeed Chowdhury, a

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* Jyotirmoy Guhathakurta, an educator and humanist, martyred during the 1971 Dhaka University massacre * M. Anwar Hossain, an educator, scientist and the incumbent

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, acting

during the Bangladesh Liberation War *

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, Governor of

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from 1962 to 1969 *

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, a cricketer *

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, Indian independence activist and journalist * M. R. Akhtar Mukul, an author, and presenter of ''Chorompotro'', the Ultimate Mail, during the Bangladesh Liberation War * Abu Zafar Obaidullah, a poet *

Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury (12 May 1863 – 20 December 1915) was a Bengali writer and painter. One of his written book is ''Chotoder Shera Biggan Rochona Shongkolon''. He was the son-in-law of reformer Dwarkanath Ganguly. He was also an entre ...

, a musician, artist, writer, and printing pioneer *

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, National Professor of Bangladesh. * Abul Kashem Fazlul Haq, Bangladeshi writer, essayist, translator, critic, columnist

Notable headmasters

Girish Chandra Sen Girish Chandra Sen ( – 15 August 1910) was a Bengali religious scholar and translator. He was a Brahmo Samaj missionary and known for being the first publisher of the '' Qur’an'' into Bengali language in 1886. Early life Sen was born in a ...

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missionary, the first person to translate the

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into Bengali language. * Bhagawan Chandra Bose, father of

Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose (;, ; 30 November 1858 – 23 November 1937) was a biologist, physicist, botanist and an early writer of science fiction. He was a pioneer in the investigation of radio microwave optics, made significant contribution ...

, the first Headmaster of Mymensingh Zilla School.

References

External links

* {{Zilla Schools in Bangladesh High schools in Bangladesh 1853 establishments in India Educational institutions established in 1853 Boys' schools in Bangladesh