Moulvibazar Government High School is a secondary school in Moulvibazar, Bangladesh. It was established in 1891.[1]
| Moulvibazar Government High School মৌলভীবাজার সরকারি উচ্চ বিদ্যালয় | |
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| Address | |
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Syed Mujtoba Ali Road , 3200 | |
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| Type | Public boys' high school |
| Established | 1891 |
| School board | Sylhet Education Board |
| Website | www |
History
editMiddle English School was established in Moulvibazar town in June 1885 during the British Raj.[2] In 1891, it became a high school.[2] The school was funded by advocate Harakinker Das and the Gupta family.[2] The first headmaster of the school was Dijendra Nath Niogee.[2] In 1899, Sharat Chandra Chaudhury was appointed the second headmaster of the school.[2] Chaudhury was fired for writing against colonial rule of the British Raj.[2] In 1914, the government of Assam nationalized the school and renamed it Moulvibazar Government High School. The nationalisation was followed by expansion of the school through the acquisation of land for building new hostels.[2]
In 1930, J. R. Cunningham, director of public instruction of Assam, issued a circular banning Anti-British activities, independence movement, and forced students and parents to sign an undertaking declaring they would participate in those activities.[2][3] The school was burned down in protests against the circular.[2] The entrance examination center for Moulvibazar (South Sylhet mahakuma) was in Sylhet until 1938. In 1933, the school was approved as a center for entrance examination.[citation needed] After the end of the Bangladesh Liberation War, the school was used as a transit camp to store explosives and munitions left over from the war.[4] On 20 December 1971, the storage at the school exploded. 25 bodies of Mukti Bahini personnel were recovered from the school but the death toll was believed to be much higher.[4][5] They were buried in the playground of the school.[6] A shaheed minar and a monument to the victims was built at the site of the explosion.[4] 20 December is observed as Moulvibazar's Shaheed Day.[4][7]
In 2001, alumni of the school Saifur Rahman became the finance minister of Bangladesh and constructed a number of buildings for the school.[2] In 2009, Rahman's Funeral prayer was held at the school.[8]
In October 2016, students of school protested against the Education Engineering Department plan to establish a zonal office on land of the school which was used by the students as a playground.[9]
On 8 December 2017, a student of the school and another of Moulvibazar Government College was killed in an attack by a rival fraction of Bangladesh Chhatra League on school grounds.[10][11] Moulvibazar police declared a bounty on five suspects worth 50,000 BDT each.[12]
Result
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The school ranked among the top 20 schools of Sylhet Board in SSC examination 2014.[13]
| Year | GPA 5 | Pass rate |
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| 2001 | 0 | 78.32% |
| 2002 | 1 | 77.78% |
| 2003 | 0 | 75.32% |
| 2004 | 9 | 69.01% |
| 2005 | 17 | 86.61% |
| 2006 | 10 | 84.75% |
| 2007 | 16 | 83.09% |
| 2008 | 14 | 91.87% |
| 2009 | 47 | 96.58% |
| 2010 | 27 | 99.15% |
| 2011 | 36 | 99.24% |
| 2012 | 39 | 99.28% |
| 2013 | 49 | 98.92% |
| 2014 | 53 | 96.85% |
| 2024 | 83 | 99.14% |
Notable alumni
edit- M Saifur Rahman, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) politician, former minister of finance, former minister of planning and former member of parliament[15]
- Shah A M S Kibria, Awami League politician, former minister of finance and member of parliament[16]
References
edit- ^ Wadud, Shah Abdul (2012). "Maulvibazar Sadar Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (2nd ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Goswami, Rajat Kanti. "Century Old Moulvibazar Government High School". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ^ "Cunningham Circular of 1930 (History of Assam)". AssamExam. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ^ a b c d Deshwara, Mintu (2022-12-20). "Blood that was spilled after the war". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ^ "Moulvibazar recalls tragic death of over 25 war heroes today". The Daily Star. 2015-12-20. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ^ "Moulvibazar remembers 25 war heroes today". The Daily Star. 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ^ "Moulvibazar people recall mine blast tragedy today". The Daily Star. 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ^ "Saifur laid to rest". The Daily Star. 2009-09-07. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ^ "Edn office building on school field!". The Daily Star. 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ^ "Rivals kill 2 students in Moulvibazar". The Daily Star. 2017-12-08. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ^ "Two students 'tied to BCL' hacked to death in Moulvibazar". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ^ "Bounty on 5 for double murder in Moulvibazar". The Daily Star. 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ^ দেশসেরা যেসব স্কুল. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 18 May 2014.
- ^ Nabankur, Annual 2013, published from Moulvibazar Govt. High School, Page 144-151; Collection: December 07, 2014.
- ^ "Rahman, M Saifur". Banglapedia. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ "Kibria, Shah AMS - Banglapedia". Banglapedia. Retrieved 2023-08-18.