Government Haraganga College
সরকারি হরগঙ্গা কলেজ | |
| Type | Government College |
|---|---|
| Established | 18 December 1938 |
| Affiliation | National University[1] |
| Principal | Suvash Chandra Hira |
| Students | 10000+ |
| Location | , 1500 , |
| Campus | Town |
| Colors | |
| Website | haragangacollege |
Government Haraganga College (Bengali: সরকারি হরগঙ্গা কলেজ)[2][3] is a government college situated in sadar Upazila of Munshiganj District in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh.[4][5]
History[edit]
Government Haraganga College was established on 18 December 1938, founded by Ashutosh Ganguly of Tongibari upazila. His father's name is Haranath Ganguly, and his mother's name is Gangashwari Devi. At that time, the Prime Minister of undivided Bengal, Sher-e-Bangla Bangla AK Fazlul Haque combined the first part of his father's name Hara and the first part of his mother's name Ganga and named the college 'Harganga', and he laid the foundation stone. Formal education at the college started in 1939. The first principal of the college was Shri Birendra Mukherjee, who was a contemporary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose at the famous Presidency College of Calcutta. The college was in operation from 1941 to 1946 to provide vocational education.[6]
Academics[edit]
Government Haraganga College offers courses in various disciplines for two years of higher secondary, four years of Honours, and one year of master's education. This college began offering an honours-masters program in the academic year 1995–1996. Honours courses are offered in fifteen subjects, and master's courses are offered in nine subjects.
Notable people[edit]
Faculty[edit]
- Abdul Mannan, Minister of Health and Family Planning (1973–1975)[7]
- Abdullah Abu Sayeed, professor of Bengali[8]
- Momtazur Rahman Tarafdar, historian[9]
- Serajul Islam Choudhury, professor of English[10]
- Shamsuzzaman Khan, Bangla Academy president (2020-2021)[11]
Alumni[edit]
- Badrul Alam, professor of medicine and designer of the first Shaheed Minar[12]
- Nizamuddin Ahmed, journalist[13]
References[edit]
- ↑ "National University Affiliate College list". NU Official. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ↑ "Colleges of Munshiganj Sadar Upazila". Bangladesh National Portal. Retrieved 16 Dec 2023.
- ↑ "An education hub of national importance". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ↑ মায়ায় জড়ানো ক্যাম্পাস. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ↑ জিপিএ-৫ প্রাপ্তিতে মুন্সীগঞ্জ জেলায় শীর্ষে সরকারি হরগঙ্গা কলেজ. Alokito Bangladesh (in Bengali). Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ↑ "College History". haragangacollege.edu.bd. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ↑ Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Mannan, Abdul". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ↑ "Abdullah Abu Sayeed: Spreading the light of learning". The Financial Express. Dhaka. 5 August 2022.
- ↑ Hasan, Perween (2012). "Tarafdar, Momtazur Rahman". In Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir. Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ↑ Sarker, Rasel (23 June 2021). "Pandemic has laid bare weaknesses of capitalist society: Prof Serajul". bdnews24.com.
- ↑ "Bangla Academy president Prof Shamsuzzaman Khan passes away". Dhaka Tribune. 14 April 2021.
- ↑ Mahbub, MR; Uddin, Salek Nashir (14 February 2019). ডা. বদরুল আলম. Bhorer Kagoj (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 16 January 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Abu Md. Delwar Hossain (2012). "Ahmad, Nizamuddin". In Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir. Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
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