Bakalia Government College

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Bakalia Government College
বাকলিয়া সরকারি কলেজ
Bakalia Government College logo.svg
Emblem of Bakalia Government College
Former name
Chittagong Government Commercial Institute
Motto
শিক্ষাই প্রগতি
Motto in English
Education is progress
Type Public
Established1966;59 years ago (1966)
Principal Mohammad Jashim Uddin
Academic staff
25 [1]
Students2,737 [1] (As of 2022)
Address
Rahattarpul, Bakalia
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4203
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22°21′31″N91°51′11″E / 22.3587°N 91.8531°E / 22.3587; 91.8531
EIIN 134595
Affiliations Dhaka Education Board (1966 - 2016) Chittagong Education Board (2016 - present)
Website bgcc.edu.bd

Bakalia Government College, formerly Chittagong Government Commercial Institute, is a public higher secondary school located in Chittagong, Bangladesh. It was established in 1966. In 2016, it was converted to a higher secondary school. [2]

History

According to the instructions of the National Education Commission of 1959, the then government of East Pakistan district headquarters decided to set up commercial institutes and consequently with the financial and technical support of USAID in Dhaka, Mymensingh, Faridpur, Chittagong, Feni, Comilla, Khulna, Jessore, Kushtia, Rajshahi, Dinajpur, and Rangpur. These commercial institutes were established in Bogra, Pabna, Barisal and Sylhet district cities between 1965 and 1967. The Chittagong Government Commercial Institute was established in 1966 in Bakalia in Chittagong. Later, the government of Bangladesh opened all commercial institutes and provided teaching opportunities in all subjects. In that context, in May 2016, Chittagong Government Commercial Institute was converted into Bakalia Government College, Chittagong.

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