Chittagong Collegiate School is a government educational institution in

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, the southern port city in

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. It provides education from 5th to 12th grade. The school was established in 1836 and in 2016 celebrated its 180 years of establishment. __TOC__

History

Chittagong Collegiate School was established as Chittagong Government School in 1836. The school was the first English medium high school in Chittagong. Its classes were held in a brick building constructed during the early years of British rule. The school was then shifted to a new location at the southern section of the market Sahib Hills. In 1886, the school was relocated to its present location at Collegiate School Road, North Nalapara, near the Chittagong Railway Station, and was named as Chittagong Collegiate School. Until the first decade of the twentieth century, the school was popularly known as the Entrance School. In 2008 the college section was introduced and the government renamed the school Chittagong Collegiate School.

Facilities

The main building of the institute is Academic Building-1 where the classes of school levels are held. There are nearly 21 classrooms in that red-brick building. The campus includes a mosque, several science labs and computer labs.

Notable alumni

* Abdullah-Al-Muti, first Bangladeshi to be awarded with the

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. He was a popular science communicator towards his audience of Bengali speaking children and teenagers. * Abdullah Al Noman, Vice chairman of

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, one of the two most popular political parties of Bangladesh. Noman served as a member of parliament & ministry cabinet in several terms.He also served as the minister of live stock and fisheries. *

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, one of the leading pioneers of theatre & drama in independent Bangladesh. Hayat's decades long career of acting & directing has shaped the national drama industry in a pivotal way. * Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, former Minister of Commerce. * Asif Iqbal (lyricist), founder of Gaanchill Music. * Ataur Rahman (actor), influential stage drama personality in Bangladesh. He has been awarded with

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for his cultural contributions. * Hossain Zillur Rahman, Bangladeshi academic, economist & policy maker. Former adviser to the Caretaker Government of Bangladesh. *

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, Bangladeshi Cosmologist &

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. Islam returned to Bangladesh to establish scientific advancement throughout his motherland, despite serving faculty in prestigious universities, such as-

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. Books authored by Islam are highly cited in universities worldwide. * Jamal Uddin Ahmad, Deputy Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1977 to 1982. * M Harunur Rashid, former Director General of

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. * MA Malek (journalist), Editor of Dainik Azadi. Malek was awarded with

in 2022 for his contributions to journalism. * Mayeen Uddin Khan Badal, freedom fighter & former Member of Parliament. * Minhajul Abedin, former Bangladeshi cricketer. * Mohammad Ziauddin (army officer), retired Bangladeshi military officer. He is the recipient of

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of Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University. * Morshed Khan, former Minister of Foreign Affairs. * Mosharraf Hossain (politician, born 1943), senior

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politician. * Muhammad Afsarul Ameen, senior

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in economics.He is currently the chief advisor of the interim government of Bangladesh. * Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, popular Bangladeshi science fiction writer. Iqbal has been part of popularizing

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among the youth, such as, encouraging participations in math olympiad and more alike. * Mustafa Nur-Ul Islam, National Professor of Bangladesh. * Nabinchandra Sen, Bengali poet and writer. Sen is considered to be one of the greatest poets prior to the arrival of

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. * Shahid Saber, writer & journalist. He was martyred during the onset of liberation war of 1971. * Zakir Husain (governor), Husain served as a Governor & Interior Minister of East Pakistan during the

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regime. A street in

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is named in his remembrance.

References

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