Rajshahi Collegiate School (), a public school for boys located in
Boalia Thana in the center of
Rajshahi
Rajshahi (, ) is a metropolis, metropolitan city and a major Urban area, urban, administrative, commercial and educational centre of Bangladesh. It is also the administrative seat of the eponymous Rajshahi Division, division and Rajshahi Distr ...
, which is a
metropolitan city in northern
Bangladesh
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...
, is the oldest school in the country.
History
Rajshahi Collegiate School is the oldest educational institution in Rajshahi city. Rajshahi Collegiate School was established in 1828.
The school was nationalised by the provincial government of Bengal and was converted into a government zilla (or district) school on 20 June 1836
In 1873 the Zilla School was given the status of an Intermediate College, and F.A. courses were introduced into its curriculum. With further development this college was accorded "first-grade rank" in 1878, which meant that it could teach B.A. courses and be affiliated to the
University of Calcutta
The University of Calcutta, informally known as Calcutta University (), is a Public university, public State university (India), state university located in Kolkata, Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal, India. It has 151 affiliated undergraduate c ...
. Later the college part got separated and named as
Rajshahi College
Rajshahi College (Bengali language, Bengali: রাজশাহী কলেজ) is a public college, public educational institution in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Established in 1873, it is the third oldest college in Bangladesh after Dhaka College a ...
.
After completing MA in philosophy from
Presidency College, Kolkata in 1895,
Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah went on to serve as the first Muslim headmaster of Rajshahi Collegiate School. He was active from 1904 to 1907.
Buildings and sites
Headmasters
Notable alumni
* Air Vice Marshal (Retd.)
A. K. Khandker
* Archaeologist
Ramaprasad Chanda
* Archaeologist
Sarat Kumar Ray
*
A. H. M. Khairuzzaman Liton
*
Fazle Hossain Badsha
* Former Justice
Fazlul Haque
* Historian
Akshay Kumar Maitreya
*
Khademul Bashar Bir Uttom
*
Mazharul Islam
*
Mizanur Rahman Minu
*
Mrinal Haque
Mrinal Haque (September 9, 1958 – August 22, 2020) was a Bangladeshi sculptor. Appointed by the Government of Bangladesh, best known for having created murals on the city streets of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.
Education
Born in Rajsh ...
*
Najib Tareque
*
Ritwik Ghatak
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*
Faruq Mahfuz Anam
*
Jadunath Sarkar
*
Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury
Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury (29 December 1863 – 17 April 1929) was Dhanbari Nawab family, Nawab of Dhanbari of Tangail in East Bengal (modern day Bangladesh). He was one of the founders of Dhaka University. He was the first Muslim minister of un ...
References
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External links
* https://rcs.edu.bd/about
* https://archive.today/20081205080617/http://www.rcspcs.org.bd/index.php
High schools in Bangladesh
Buildings and structures in Rajshahi Division
Educational institutions established in 1828
1828 establishments in India
Schools in Rajshahi District
Education in Rajshahi