Rangpur Zilla School (Rangpur District School) is a school in Rangpur City, Bangladesh. It is one of the earliest schools established in

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History

The school was established in 1832 as Rangpur Zamindar School, by the local Zaminders or landlords. Nathial Smith, the district collector working for the

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led government, also had a central role. The school was inaugurated by

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, the erstwhile Governor General of Bengal. The Maharaja of Cooch Bihar donated funds for construction of the school building. Krishna Nath Ray joined as the first headmaster of the school. The school was taken under the management of the Government of India in 1857. It was affiliated with the

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. In 1862, it was renamed to ''Rangpur Zilla School''. The school building and other facilities were expanded between 1870 and 1874.

Campus

The campus covers an area of with hostels for the students. The two-story, I-shaped academic building contains 55 classrooms, a library, an auditorium, a prayer room, and science laboratories. There is a pond behind the classrooms and a large field in front of the main building.

Classes

The syllabus follows the rules of

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. The medium of instruction is Bengali.

Notable alumni

* Khan Bahadur Abdul Majid Chowdhury (1860–1912), educationist * Atiqur Rahman, political analyst, writer * Prafulla Chaki, anti-British revolutionary * Anisul Hoque, playwright, poet, novelist, journalist * M. A. Wazed Miah Bangladeshi physicist

References

External links

Rangpur Zilla School Alumni Association

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