Carmichael College is an educational institution in Rangpur, Bangladesh. It was established on 10 November 1916 and was named after Thomas David Baron Carmichael of Skirling. The college is situated in Lalbag, to the south from zero point of the Rangpur town. Having an area of 900 bighas (298 acres), it is the largest college of Bangladesh. Shahid minar, carmichel college, rangpur

Shahid minar, carmichel college, rangpur

History

To create higher education opportunity in Rangpur region, the then local landlords (zamindars), including Abdul Aziz Choudhury, Gopal Lal Roy Bahadur, Mohimaranjan Roy, and Babu Monidra Chandra Roy, took initiative to set up a college. Local people also came forward to help them. Finally the college was established at Lalbag, to the south from zero point of the town. The first Governor of Bengal, Lord T.D.G. Carmicheal, inaugurated the college in 1916 and it was named after him. From the beginning the college was under Calcutta University. It is then nationalized on 1 July 1963. Then in 1992, it came under

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Academics

More than 25,000 students in HSC, Honors and Masters levels are currently studying in this college. The HSC education is controlled by Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dinajpur when 18 Honors and Masters subjects are taught according to the guidance of

Students

*Eleventh Science: 300 *Eleventh Arts: 300 *Eleventh commerce: 300 *First year (Honors): 3230 *Masters (1st phase): 6000 (regular+private) *Masters (final phase): 6000 (regular+private) Carmichael College Administrative and Bengali Department Building

Carmichael College Administrative and Bengali Department Building

Admission

The admission rule of Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education and

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is strictly followed by the college. Eligible students are selected according to the result of Secondary School Certificate examination and

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by Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education and National University, Bangladesh.

Campus

Having a huge area of 298 acre, the college campus is adorned with academic buildings, tree orchards, ponds and other infrastructures. There are a number of magnificent buildings in the college. These buildings are as old as the college itself. A big library, ''Shaheed Minar'' commemorating the martyrs of language movement in 1952, Liberation war monument, a beautiful mosques and a gymnasium are also in the campus.

Department and subject

Higher Secondary

*Science *Arts *Commerce

Hon's and Masters

# Bengali # English # Arabic & Islamic Studies # Urdu # History # Islamic History & Culture # Philosophy # Political Science # Sociology # Economics # Marketing # Finance & Banking # Accounting # Management # Physics # Chemistry # Mathematics # Botany # Zoology

Notable alumni

Abdullah al Mahmood Abdullah Al Mahmood ( bn, আব্দুল্লাহ আল মাহমুদ; 1900–1975) was a Bengali politician and lawyer who served as the Minister of Industries and Natural Resources of Pakistan. Early life and education Abdullah a ...

, lawyer and politician Nigella tree, carmichel college, rangpur

Raufun Basunia Raufun Basunia ( bn, রাউফুন বসুনীয়া ''Raufun Basunia'', died 13 February 1985), former Joint Secretary of Bangladesh Chhatra League, and the General Secretary of its University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka ...

, student leader, was killed during an anti-autocratic protest against military ruler Hussain Muhammad Ershad in 1985. *

Rebati Mohan Dutta Choudhury Rebati Mohan Dutta Choudhury (1924–2008) was a noted Assamese litterateur, Sahitya Akademi Award winner and an academician from Gauripur in Assam, India. Popularly he is known as ''Sheelabhadra'', his pen name. Early life and education B ...

* Hossain Muhammad Ershad, former President of Bangladesh *

Anisul Hoque Anisul Hoque (born 4 March 1965) is a Bangladeshi author, screenwriter, novelist, dramatist and journalist. He won Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2011. His most popular work is his non-fiction novel ''Maa'' (mother). He is also the editor of K ...

* Nasir Hossain *

Jahanara Imam Jahanara Imam (3 May 1929 – 26 June 1994) was a Bangladeshi writer and political activist. She is known for her efforts to bring those accused of committing war crimes in the Bangladesh Liberation War to trial. She has been called "Shaheed Jan ...

Asaduzzaman Noor Asaduzzaman Noor (born 31 October 1946) is a Bangladeshi actor, politician and activist. He has been a Jatiya Sangsad member from Nilphamari-2 constituency since 2001 and served as the Cultural Affairs Minister during 2014–2019. Noor worked ...

* Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem * Maqbular Rahman Sarkar, academic and tenth vice-chancellor of Rajshahi University * Muhammad Sohrab Hossain, Ex-Minister. Twice MNA Pakistan, Prominent Minister holding 8 ministry in Sheikh Mujib's cabinet. One of the founding fathers of Bangladesh and President of the first ever meeting in the Jessore District after the Liberation of Bangladesh.

Gallery

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