Faujdarhat Cadet College | |
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Sitakunda, Chattogram, Bangladesh , , 5404 | |
Coordinates | 22°24′00″N91°45′45″E / 22.4000°N 91.7624°E |
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Former name | East Pakistan Cadet College |
Motto | Deeds not Words (বাংলা: কথা নয় কাজ) |
Established | 28 April 1958 |
School board | Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Chattogram |
Principal | Mahinoor Akhtar (Acting) |
Adjutant | Major Zayed Saad Al Rabbi |
Language | English |
Area | 185 acres (750,000 m2) |
Color(s) | Royal Blue |
Demonym | Faujian |
First Principal | Sir William Maurice Brown |
EIIN | 105116 |
Website | fcc.army.mil.bd |
Faujdarhat Cadet College is a historic public military high school being the first of its kind in Bangladesh (then East Pakistan) and second in entire Pakistan, modelled after public schools in the UK (according to the Public Schools Act 1868), run following the national curriculum of Bangladesh in English version, financed partially by the Bangladesh Army, located at Faujdarhat, near Chattogram, in Bangladesh.
Faujdarhat Cadet College was the first cadet college to be established by Field Marshal Muhammad Ayub Khan in erstwhile East Pakistan facing the Bay of Bengal. The government spent 40 lakh taka behind the project and it was opened on 28 April 1958 by Brigadier General Qurban Ali. [1] The classes started with 60 students in the seventh and eighth grade. Two sons of the then Chief Minister of East Pakistan, Ataur Rahman Khan were part of the inaugaral cohort of the school. The school was known as East Pakistan Cadet College until 1965, when three new cadet colleges were established. The school boasts an area of 185 acres making it the largest high school in Bangladesh in terms of area. The school was designed by the most prominent painter of Bangladesh, Joynul Abedin.
The following former cadets of Faujdarhat Cadet College made the supreme sacrifice for the country in the Bangladesh Liberation War:
Besides, the following cadets of Faujdarhat participated in the liberation war, many of whom are titled "freedom fighters":
After independence in 1971, Tofail Ahmed attempted to introduce Awami League's student politics in the school. As he convened a meeting to discuss the prospects with students, senior students of the school boycotted it. The consequences that followed were the enactment of a new policy to convert the four existing cadet colleges to government residential colleges. Cadets from all colleges led by Faujdarhat started "Keep Cadet College Campaign." They met with the then chairman of the cadet college governing body, Brigadier Ziaur Rahman who arranged a meeting for them with M. A. G. Osmani who was then the part of Sheikh Mujib's cabinet. Osmani talked with Prime Minister Sheikh Mujib and convinced him to repeal the new policy. [2]
From 2003, the cadet colleges in Bangladesh were converted to the English version of the National Curriculum. [ citation needed ]
Faujdarhat Cadet College boards up to 300 boys for grades 7 to 12. Every year, 50 students are admitted to the college at grade 7 through a nationwide admission test composed of written (Bangla, English, Mathematics, General Knowledge), interviews and Medical Examinations.
Cadets are enrolled in class 7 of the Bangladesh National Curriculum and continue their study for six years up to the end of higher secondary or college level (high school in international standard). They follow the English version syllabus of the National Curriculum and Textbook Board. [3] Three national exams are taken by cadets, once in class 8, named Junior School Certificate (JSC), another in class 10, named Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and the high school leaving examination in class 12 known as the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC).
Each class generally has fifty students, divided into two sections which are known as forms. The Junior School Certificate (JSC), Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations are administered under the direct control of the Board of Education of Chattogram Division. Cadets have shown a clear trend of securing top positions in the merit lists of board examinations every year.
Being one of the older educational institutions in the country, and with a long list of illustrious alumni, the college maintains a regular cycle of Reunions every 4 years. Usually, the Old Faujians Association (alumni association of the college) organizes this event teamed up with the college authority.
The Reunion in 2014 was a notable event as the Armed Forces also had lent hand in organizing this extravagant 3-day event. The Alumni endowed the college with their support in building new infrastructure and residential facilities as well as carrying out the large event which was held from 25 December to 27 December. [4]
On 18 January 2018, the Old Faujians Association (alumni association of the college) organized an event called Diamond Jubilee Reunion. Chief of Army Staff, General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Haque inaugurated the event. [5] The program lasted for three days. It started on 18 January and ended on 20 January. On the second day of the program, the legendary singer of this subcontinent, Runa Laila performed on the occasion. [6]
There are four buildings to host the cadets, each two-storied. Each of the houses is given a name, a symbol, and a color.
Usually, each house has 75 students, 12 to 13 from each grade. Students are divided into houses during their initial intake year. Year-round extra and co-curricular competitions and activities are arranged in the broad categories of cultural, sports and gardening competitions, as well as in academics. Based on results from each competition, the houses earn 'points' and the highest scoring house in a year is announced a winner at the end of the year. This enhances the competition and holistic development of all the cadets.
The college dining hall is named after its former principal Lt. Col. William Maurice Brown. The dining hall is modeled after the interior of a ship. The dining hall is supervised by a Faculty Member appointed as the Officer-in-Charge Dining Hall And the dining hall is co-operated by a Cadet of grade 12, appointed as The College Dining Hall Prefect. The college dining hall serves meal to the Cadets five times daily. Many ceremonies and farewell dinners are also held in this auspicious dining hall.[ citation needed ]
The college library is named 'Birsrestho Abdur Rouf Library.' There are around 20,000 (twenty thousand) books in the library with collections from all around the world. The collection of this college library offers books on language, linguistics, mathematics, religion, literature, arts, physics, chemistry, biology, geography, history, computer science, philosophy, psychology, agriculture, statistics and political science. The Library is enriched with valuable reference materials available such as atlases, dictionaries, encyclopedias, annual reports and publications, survey reports, census reports, country reports, statistical yearbooks, military publications, and audio-visual materials.[ citation needed ]
Faujdarhat Cadet College has a well-developed hospital. It is named after Birsrestho Nur Mohammad, who was killed in the Liberation War of Bangladesh. The hospital is run by a specialized doctor ranked Major or Captain from the medical corps of the Bangladesh Army. Besides cadets, it provides treatment to employees of all classes along with their families. All kinds of basic and first aid treatments are available. It is well-equipped with pathological tools to diagnose basic diseases. In case of critical diseases and emergency situations, patients are sent to Combined Military Hospital, Chittagong.[ citation needed ]
Name | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) |
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Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad | Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh Election Commission | ||
Barrister Anisul Islam Mahmud | Eminent lawyer, Politician, Academician, Former President of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), Former Minister and Member of Parliament | ||
Hossain Zillur Rahman | Former Advisor, Bangladesh Caretaker Government | ||
Imran Ahmad | Politician and Businessman, Minister of People's Republic of Bangladesh | ||
Syed Muhammad Ibrahim | Bir Protik, Chairman of Bangladesh Kallyan Party | ||
A. J. Mohammad Ali | Former Attorney General of Bangladesh | ||
Fazle Kabir | Former Governor of Bangladesh Bank (country's central bank) |
Name | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) |
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Lieutenant General Abu Saleh Mohammad Nasim | 8th Chief of Bangladesh Army | ||
General Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan | 15th Chief of Bangladesh Army | ||
Major Gen AMSA Amin | Ambassador to Russia and Brazil | ||
Real Admiral Md. Mahbub-ul-Islam | Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Logistics) | ||
Major Gen Mia Mohammad Zainul Abedin | Military Secretary to Prime Minister from 2011 to 2019 | [7] |
Name | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) |
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Mohammad Ataul Karim | Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth with expertise in electro-optical systems, optical computing, and pattern recognition [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] | ||
Fakhruddin Ahmed | The first Bangladeshi Rhodes scholar | ||
Gowher Rizvi | The second Bangladeshi Rhodes Scholar. Currently he is working as International Affairs adviser of the prime minister of Bangladesh. He taught at University of Oxford and Harvard Kennedy School [3] | ||
Shapan Adnan | Former professor at National University of Singapore. | ||
A. M. M. Safiullah | Vice Chancellor, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology | ||
Shahriar Huda | Professor at University of Kuwait. | ||
Lutful Bari Bhuiyan | Professor, University of Puerto Rico. | ||
Shamim Hasan | Principal, Chittagong Medical College | ||
Khalid Moinuddin | Professor, Victoria University, Melbourne. | ||
Musabbir Chowdhury | Dean, Fleming College, Canada. MBA, Ivey Business School. | ||
Shafiul Alam Chowdhury | Consultant, Urology, University College London | ||
Rajiv Chowdhury | Professor and Chair of Global Health at Florida International University (FIU), First Bangladeshi to win Gates Cambridge Scholarship and Bill Gates Sr. Prize. | ||
Shafiqul Islam | Professor at Tufts University. Graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. | ||
Adnan Zillur Morshed | Professor of Architecture at Catholic University of America. Graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. | ||
A. Atiq Rahman | Executive Director of BCAS, a prominent environmentalist, scientist, development expert, and a visionary thinker in South Asia, world-leading environment specialist, winner of Champion of the Earth Prize 2008. | ||
Mazhar Islam | Professor, Loyola University New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. | ||
Imran Matin | Executive Director, BRAC Institute of Governance and Development. |
Name | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) |
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Jamil Ahmed | Founding Chairman, Department of Theatre & Music, University of Dhaka. | ||
Shakoor Majid | Ekushey Padak, the second-highest state award winner travel novelist | ||
Sanaullah Labloo | CEO, Rangdhanu Media Ltd | ||
Ramiz Uddin Chowdhury | Editor, Purbokon |
Name | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) |
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Ata Safdar | Global VP, Reckitt | ||
Mamun Rashid | Former MD, Citi. Head of PwC Bangladesh | ||
Major General (Retd.) Abdul Matin | Director of Islami Bank Bangladesh | ||
Majedur Rahman | Director, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) | ||
Sayeeful Islam | MD, Concord Group | ||
MA Moyeen | Chairman, Lanka Bangla Finance and Securities | ||
Wahid Al Mamun | Director, Boeing | ||
Ahmed Ismail Hossain | Director, United Group | ||
Brigadier General (Retd.) Sharif Aziz | MD, Elite Force | ||
Mirajul Haq | CEO, Bagdoom.com | ||
Dr. Naushad Uz Zaman, PhD | Founder and CTO, Blackbird.AI |
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