Chandra Imam Ali High School and College

Chandra Imam Ali High School and College
Location
Faridganj Upazila of Chandpur District Bangladesh
Information
Type	High school

Chandra Imam Ali High School and College is a secondary school at Chandra, in Faridganj Upazila of Chandpur District, Bangladesh. ^[1] It is located near Chandra Bazaar with a riverside position east of the Dakatia River. ^[2]

It was founded as a primary school in 1882 by local landowner Karimbox Patwari. He named it in memory of his father. It was upgraded to a middle English school in 1902. ^[3] It became Chandra Imam Ali High School in 1918, and adopted its present name when higher secondary classes were added in 1994. ^[4]

Notable alumni

• Abu Osman Chowdhury, commander of sector 8 during the Bangladesh Liberation War ^[5]
• Hashem Khan, painter and Ekushey Padak recipient ^[6]
• Md Muksodur Rahman Patwary, civil servant ^[7]

References

1. "School & College". Ministry of Education (Bangladesh). Archived from the original (XLS) on 2014-10-07. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
2. "Faridganj List of Schools" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information & Statistics (BANBEIS). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
3. চান্দ্রা ইমাম আলী উচ্চ বিদ্যালয় ও কলেজ. Faridganj Upazila (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2018-07-12.
4. শতবর্ষ পেরিয়ে চান্দ্রা ইমাম আলী উচ্চ বিদ্যালয় ও কলেজ. Chandpur Kantha (in Bengali). 13 July 2021.
5. ফরিদগঞ্জ মুক্তিযুদ্ধ সেক্টর কমান্ডার আবু ওসমান চৌধুরী আর নেই. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 5 September 2020.
6. "Artwork album of Ekushey Padak winner Hashem Khan unveiled". Dhaka Tribune. 9 June 2024.
7. সচিব. Ministry of Land. Archived from the original on 2020-01-22.

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