Barishal Cadet College is a residential military school in Babuganj,

Barisal Barisal ( or ; , ), officially known as Barishal, is a major city that lies on the banks of the Kirtankhola river in south-central Bangladesh. It is the largest city and the administrative headquarter of both Barisal District and Barisal Divi ...

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, established in 1981.

History

Before the

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, the then East Pakistani government established four cadet colleges in the former

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that followed the British public schools' model. After independence, due to the success of those schools, the Bangladesh Defense Force kept those colleges (which are high schools by American definition) and established eight more cadet colleges, three for girls and five for boys. Previously, it was Barisal Residential Model College (বরিশাল আদর্শ মহাবিদ্যালয়). In 1981, the Bangladesh government converted it into a cadet college. Its first principal was Md. Mufazzal Husain who was also the project director during the initial phase of development. As a cadet college, it has numerous placements of its alumni in the national armed forces.

Notable alumni and faculty

SM Shafiuddin Ahmed Sheikh Mohammad Shafiuddin Ahmed (born 1 December 1963) is a retired Bangladeshi Four-star rank, four star general who was Chief of Army Staff (Bangladesh), chief of army staff of the Bangladesh Army. He served as the quartermaster general an ...

, faculty,

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of the

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, singer * Mashrur Arefin, alumni, writer and banker * Md. Mahbub Hossain, alumni, Bangladesh Cabinet Secretary * Alvi Ahmed, alumni, filmmaker and novelist

References

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* {{Cadet Colleges in Bangladesh Military high schools Cadet colleges in Bangladesh Babuganj Upazila Educational Institutions affiliated with Bangladesh Army Educational institutions established in 1981 1981 establishments in Bangladesh Colleges in Barisal District

History

Notable alumni and faculty

See also

References

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