Kurigram Government College
Logo of Kurigram Government College
Established 1961
Type Public, Coeducational
Principal Prof. Sabiha Khatun, contact +88-0581-61659
Academic staff
50
Students 10,000
Location Kurigram, Bangladesh
Campus Urban, 23 acres
Kurigram Government College , located at the centre of Kurigram District Headquarters, is the only honors college in the district. It is also one of the famous colleges of northern Bangladesh. It offers HSC, three-year Bachelor and four-year Honors courses. The college is affiliated to the National University. Several thousand students study here. The college has two academic buildings and two hostels, one for male and the other for female students.
Contents
1 History
2 Location
3 Faculties and departments
4 Administration and teaching staff
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
History
Academic Building.
Kurigram College was established in 1961 by some local elite and educated people with the help of the then Mahkuma (District) commissioner, Salim Uddin Ahmed. Ex-minister and deputy speaker of the National Assembly, Mr. Riaz Uddin Ahmed Bhola Mia, Ahmad Ali Boksi, advocate Aman Ullah and other prominent persons were involved in the establishment process of the college.
The academic activities with the faculty of Arts and Commerce started in Kurigram High School and, after three or four months, it was shifted to its present location. Initially, Mr. Pranballav Kranjai managed the administration and high school teacher Khitindranath Roy worked as part-time lecturer. Prof. Kausar Ali, popularly known as K. Ali, joined the college as principal. On March 1, 1980 the college was nationalized and named Kurigram Government College. Eminent educationist Prof. Kazi Rafikul Haque was appointed principal immediately after nationalization.[1]
Location
Kurigram College Campus
Kurigram Govt. College is in the heart of Kurigram district town. The college is easily accessible since the Kurigram-Chilmari (KC) Road runs by the college. It is surrounded by such important buildings as District Administrator's Office, District Judge Court, Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) Office, Kurigram Govt. Boys High School, Kurigram Govt. Girls High School, District Health Complex, District Auditorium and the Stadium. The Dharla River and the Dharla Bridge are only 1 km from the campus. All these important amenities attract the students to this institution.
Faculties and departments
The college has three faculties. Under these faculties, there are 14 departments:
Department of English
Department of Bangla
Department of Economics
Department of History
Department of Philosophy
Department of Political Science
Department of Islamic History and Culture
Department of Botany
Department of Zoology
Department of Physics
Department of Chemistry
Department of Mathematics
Department of Accounting
Department of Management
