Dr. Khastagir Government Girls' High School

Dr. Khastagir Government Girls' High School ডা. খাস্তগীর সরকার বালিকা উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়
Location
Chattogram Bangladesh
Coordinates	22°20′52″N91°50′04″E / 22.3479°N 91.8345°E / 22.3479; 91.8345
Information
Type	Public, girls', double shifted school
Motto	জ্ঞান চরিত্র সেবা (Knowledge, Integrity, Service)
Established	1907(118 years ago) (1907)
Founder	Annadacharan Khastagir
School district	Chattogram
Headmaster	Ofm Yunus
Staff	~80
Faculty	Commerce, humanities, science
Grades	5–10
Number of students	~2,000
Language	Bangla
Website	drkhastagirschool.edu.bd

Dr. Khastagir Government Girls' High School is a governmental secondary school in Chattogram, Bangladesh. It is near Jamal Khan, in the central part of the city. It was established by Annadacharan Khastagir. ^[1]

History

The school celebrated 100 years in operation in 2007. Many of its alumnae gathered to join in the three-day-long celebration. The celebration ended with participating students, teachers and guests singing Tagore's "Purano Sei Diner Kotha". ^[2]

Academics

The school follows the general national curriculum of the Bangladeshi education system and provides education to girls from primary (starting from grade 5) to secondary level (grades 6 to 10).

There are two academic terms in the year. The first starts around mid-June and ends at the beginning of July. The final term starts around last-November and ends at the beginning of November. ^[3]

The students have a month-long summer holiday after the first term and winter holidays after their final term.

Notable alumni

• Novera Ahmed – sculptor; credited for the original design of the Shaheed Minar monument
• Shamsunnahar Mahmud – writer, politician and educator ^[4]
• Pratibha Mutsuddi – Bengali language movement hero, educator and women activist; recipient, Ekushey Padak award ^[5]
• Ivy Rahman – politician; affiliated with the Bangladesh Awami League ^[6]
• Pritilata Waddedar – anti-British revolutionary ^{[6] [7]}

See also

• Bangladesh portal
• Schools portal

• Education in Bangladesh
• List of schools in Chittagong

References

1. "Dressing to Cure – Kadambini, Anandibai and Better Medical Care for Women". The Telegraph . Calcutta. 12 August 2007. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
2. "Celebrations Take Alumnae Back to Joyous Schooldays". The Daily Star. 2 January 2008.
3. "Admission tests in Ctg govt schools begins today". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 20 December 2014. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
4. Saifuzzaman, AKM (2012). "Mahmud, Shamsunnahar". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
5. আমাদের জেগে ওঠার দিন [Let us wake up]. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 11 February 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
6. "Khastagir School celebrates 100th anniversary". The Daily Star. 29 December 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
7. Amin, Sonia (2012). "Waddedar, Pritilata". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.