Barisal Government Women's College

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Barisal Government Women's College
বরিশাল সরকারি মহিলা কলেজ
Established1957;68 years ago (1957)
Academic staff
55 (2024)
Administrative staff
14 (2024)
Students5,667 (2024)
Location
Barisal
,
Bangladesh
Website bwc.gov.bd
Barisal Government Women's College

Barisal Government Women's College is a master's degree college in Barisal, Bangladesh. [1]

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History

The college was established as Women's College, Barisal in 1957. Initially it offered only an Intermediate of Arts. In 1963, it added home economics up to intermediate level. It introduced a pass-level Bachelor of Arts in 1964. [2] It became affiliated with Dacca University in the 1964-1965 academic year. [3] Science was added for pre-medical students in 1966. [2]

The college was nationalized in 1987. It has over 3,600 students [4] and eight honours level subjects.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "List of Institutions" (XLS). Ministry of Education. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Rashid, Md. Habibur, ed. (1981). Bangladesh District Gazetteers: Bakerganj. Dacca: Bangladesh Government Press. p. 227.
  3. ↑ Rahim, Muhammad Abdur (1981). The History of the University of Dacca. University of Dacca. p. 259.
  4. ↑ Ahmed, Murad (19 June 2015). "Students face acute shortage of hostel seats in Barisal". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "About". Kaberi Gayen. Archived from the original on 2023-09-22.

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