Bogura Cantonment Public School and College

Bogura Cantonment Public School and College (Bengali: বগুড়া ক্যান্টনমেন্ট পাবলিক স্কুল ও কলেজ) is an educational institution located at Shajahanpur upazila of Bogura district in Bangladesh. It was established in 1979 by the then President of Bangladesh, Ziaur Rahman.

Bogura Cantonment Public School and College বগুড়া ক্যান্টনমেন্ট পাবলিক স্কুল ও কলেজ
Location
Bogura Cantonment, Bogura 5801 Bangladesh
Coordinates	24.7604°N 89.3961°E / 24.7604; 89.3961 -->
Information
Type	Non-government
Motto	رب زدنى علما (O Lord, give me wisdom)
Established	1979 (1979)
Founder	Ziaur Rahman
School board	Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Rajshahi
School district	Bogura
Chairman	Brig Gen Md Iftekharul Mabud, afwc, psc
Principal	Col Tuhin Mohammad Masud, BGOM, BPM,G
Teaching staff	177
Employees	168
Grades	SSC, HSC
Gender	Male, Female
Number of students	6000+
Language	Bengali, English
Campus size	14.5 acres
Color(s)	School Branch:   White   Navy Blue   Sky Blue College Branch:   White   Navy Blue   Grey
Nickname	BCPSC
Yearbook	প্রতিভা
Affiliation	Bangladesh Army
EIIN	119251
School Code	4350
College Code	4500
Website	bcpsc.edu.bd

As of 2024, it has a student body of 6130. It was identified as one of the top institutions under Rajshahi Education Board several times in the previous years. Former Chief Patron of the institution, Major General Nazmul Hasan, also the former General Officer Commanding of the 11th infantry division of the Bangladesh Army, described it as "The premier educational institution of excellence in North Bengal."

History

In order to provide up-to-date education to the children of the army personnel working inside the cantonment, Bogura Cantonment Public School and College was established in 1979 at Bogura Cantonment of Bogura district. The then President of Bangladesh, Ziaur Rahman, laid the foundation stone of the institution. The institution officially started it's journey on November 22, 1979.

The first Chief Patron and Chairman of the institution was Major General Amzad Ahmed Chowdhury, psc, who played an important role during the primary period of the institution. The first Principal (acting) of the institution was Mr Shivendranath Bhoumik. After Mr Bhoumik, Md Abdul Hannan (Former Professor of Jhenaidah Cadet College) was officially appointed as Principal in 1980.

In it’s first years, the institution had provided education upto 8th class only. Later it gained the recognition of Rajshahi Education Board in 1981 and was upgraded to 10th class. The institution first took part in the Secondary School Certificate Examination under Rajshahi Education Board in 1983.

The college branch of the institution was opened in 1984 and it first took part in the Higher Secondary Certificate Examination in 1986. In the same year, the then President of Bangladesh, Hussain Muhammad Ershad, came to visit the institution and gave a huge amount of donation for it’s infrastructural development.

As the cantonments are located far away from the main city, the Bangladesh Army has to establish such institutions. Bogura Cantonment Public School and College is also an educational institutions established and managed by the Bangladesh Army. At present, it is a famous and reputed educational institution in the Northern Region of Bangladesh.

Academic activities

Main entrance of BCPSC

For the convenience of conducting educational activities, the classes of the institution have been divided into two shifts, Morning and Day. Nursery to 5th classes are included in the Morning shift and 6th to 10th classes are included in the Day shift. Classes are conducted in Morning shift from 8:00 am to 10:50 am and in Day shift from 11:00 am to 3:30 pm. In the college branch, classes are conducted in one shift from 9:10 am to 1:50 pm. Each shift, class and section is managed under the supervision of a Vice-Principal, an In-charge and a Class Teacher respectively. The classrooms of the institute have been converted into full multimedia classrooms to ensure modern teaching and enhance learning activities of the students. In addition to this, there is also high definition sound system in every classroom, which helps to organise daily assembly in the classrooms in any special situation and giving any notice to all classrooms simultaneously.

Apart from Bengali medium in school and college branches, English medium of teaching is also going on from Nursery to 5th Class.

There are 177 teaching staff working in the entire institution including the school and the college branch. Besides, there are 168 staff and employees in the administrative department to manage the official works of the institution. The Governing Body and the Editorial Board control all the administrative and educational activities of the entire institution. The Governing Body consists of the Chief Patron, the Chairman, the Principal, two co-operative army members, two parent representatives and two teacher representatives. Major General Major General Md Khaled-Al-Mamun, PBGM, ndc, psc, General Officer Commanding of 11th Infantry Division and Bogura Area Commander, is currently the Chief Patron of the institution. Besides, the Commander of 111 Infantry Brigade, Brigadier General Md Iftekharul Mabud, afwc, psc, is the Chairman of the institution and Colonel Tuhin Mohammad Masud, BPM, BGOM, G is serving as the Principal.

Co-curricular Activities

Annual Sports March-past

For the co-curricular activities of the institution, there are various clubs such as Debate, General Knowledge, Math Olympiad, Science Club, Language Club, Taekwondo, Handwriting, Painting, Public Speaking, Dance, Singing, Poem Recitation etc. Every Student of the institution is involved in one of these clubs. Club-wise separate ‘Hobby Society’ Classes are held for students in the two periods following Tiffin every Thursday of the week. Apart From this, the institution has its own football, cricket, basketball and table tennis teams for sports. These teams participate in various Inter-Cantonment and Inter-Institution level games every year. In addition, every year Inter-house competitions are held in various subjects in the institution.

All the students of the institution are divided into four houses namely-

1.   Sher E Bangla House
2.   Shahidullah House
3.   Nazrul House
4.   Jahangir House

Beside all these, organizations like BNCC, Rover Scout and Girl Guides have branches in this institution. A large number of students of the institution are associated with various social welfare works through these organizations. BNCC and Rover Scout teams of this institution have represented this country and institution in foreign countries several times in the past years. So far, several students from the Rover Scout branch of the institution have received the PS (President Scout) Award from the Honorable President of Bangladesh.

Groups

Group Display (Annual Sports)

Presently Bogura Cantonment Public School and College has three groups in its college branch (Class XI and XII). They are:

1. Science
2. Business Studies
3. Humanities

Besides, the school branch has 2 groups in class IX and X. They are:

1. Science
2. Business Studies

Campus

Bogura Cantonment Public School and College (Inside cantonment)

The entire campus area of Bogura Cantonment Public School and College is 14.5 acres. The campus has 3 separate buildings including the primary, secondary and college branches, which are known as Educational Building-1, 2 and 3 respectively. In front of each building there is a large playground. Each building has a library individually and various laboratories for scientific research. There is also an Administrative Building for managing the official works and functions of the institution. The main gate of the institution is located on the eastern side of it, next to the Dhaka-Bogura highway. There is a separate garage for parking the cars and buses of the institution. There is also a mosque, a canteen, an auditorium, a multi-purpose hall, a Shaheed Minar, a parents' rest house and a basketball ground inside the campus. It is a clean and smoke-free campus. The entire campus is monitored by CCTV cameras. Coconut, Palm, Jackfruit, Indian jujube (Boroi), Mahogany, Carambola (Kamaranga), Indian gooseberry (Amloki), Myrobalan (Horitoki), Tamarind etc. are some notable trees inside the campus. Besides, there are different types of flower gardens in various parts of the institution, which are tended by the gardeners with utmost care. In 2020, Bogura Cantonment Public School and College won the 1st prize in a Flower Garden Competition among all Major Units of Majhira Cantonment and Jahangirabad Cantonment

Achievements

Runners-up team of BCPSC at 'Inter Cantonment Parliamentary Debate 2022'

In the year 2021, among all cantonment public schools and colleges, the school branch of this institution was ranked 2nd as '1st runner-up' and the college branch was ranked 9th overall. In 2020 and 2019, the School branch secured the 1st position as 'Best School' and the College branch secured the 2nd position as 'First Runner Up'. Throughout the previous years, the school branch of the institution secured 2nd place in 2006, 1st place in 2007, 1st place in 2011, 2nd place in 2012, 1st place in 2013, 2nd place in 2014, 3rd place in 2015, 2nd place in 2016, 2nd place in 2017, 2nd place in 2018 and the college branch secured 2nd place in 2010, 1st place in 2011, 2nd place in 2012, 3rd place in 2013. At present, the students of this institution are keeping their remarkable signatures of achievement by winning 1st, 2nd or 3rd place in various competitions of upazila, district, division and even national level including Inter Cantonment competitions.

Notable Alumni

• Dr. Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, Vice Chancellor, IUT
• Golam Kebria Sarkar (RJ Kebria), Media personality and TV presenter
• Touhid Parvez Biplob, First position at 'Wiki Loves Earth-2020'
• Zinia Zafrin Luipa, Bangladeshi Singer
• Noshin Tabassum Saran, Bangladeshi Singer
• Sajedur Rahman Shahed, First Position at 'Ispahani Mirzapore Banglabid 2019'
• Raya Sharmila Rafti, Singer & 2nd Runner-up at 'Channel i Khude Gaanraj 2015'
• Zabeer-Zarif Akhter, National Round winner in the 'Stockholm Junior Water Prize competition'

External link

• Official website of Bogura Cantonment Public School and College