Faujdarhat Cadet College

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Faujdarhat Cadet College
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Bir Sreshtha Jahangir Academic Block
Location
Faujdarhat Cadet College
Sitakunda, Chittagong, Bangladesh

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Bangladesh
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5404
Coordinates 22°24′00″N91°45′45″E / 22.4000°N 91.7624°E / 22.4000; 91.7624
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Former nameEast Pakistan Cadet College
MottoDeeds not Words
(বাংলা: কথা নয় কাজ)
Established28 April 1958;67 years ago (1958-04-28)
School board Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Chittagong
PrincipalMahinoor Akhtar (Acting)
AdjutantMajor Ihsan Ul Haque Shaan
Language English
Area185 acres (750,000 m2)
Color(s)  Royal Blue
DemonymFaujian
First PrincipalSir William Maurice Brown
EIIN105116
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 medium, financed partially by the Bangladesh Army, located at Faujdarhat, near Chittagong, in Bangladesh.

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History

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 inaugural 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 artist of Bangladesh, Joynul Abedin.

A former cadet of Faujdarhat Cadet College, Lieutenant Md. Anwar Hossain, Bir Uttam, 7th batch, died in the Bangladesh War of Independence.[ citation needed ]

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". [2] 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. [3]

From 2003, the cadet colleges in Bangladesh were converted to the English version of the National Curriculum. [ citation needed ]

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Cadets in class room

Academic system

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.[ citation needed ]

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. [4]

Reunion programs

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. [5]

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Diamond Jubilee Gate of Faujdarhat Cadet College

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. [6] 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. [7]

Alumni

Government and politics

NameClass yearNotabilityReference(s)
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)

Military and diplomacy

NameClass yearNotabilityReference(s)
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
Major Gen Mia Mohammad Zainul Abedin Military Secretary to Prime Minister from 2011 to 2019 [8]
Vice Admiral Mohammad Moyeenul Haque Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Material) [9]

Academia and science

NameClass yearNotabilityReference(s)
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 [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]
Gowher Rizvi The second Bangladeshi Rhodes Scholar. He is a former international affairs adviser to the prime minister of Bangladesh. He taught at University of Oxford and Harvard Kennedy School [4]
A. M. M. Safiullah Vice Chancellor, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology
Shafiqul Islam Professor at Tufts University. Graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Culture, entertainment and sports

NameClass yearNotabilityReference(s)
Shakoor Majid Ekushey Padak, the second-highest state award winner travel novelist

References

  1. M. Anwarul Haq (27 April 2008). Faujdarhat Cadet College: A Legacy of Learning [ usurped ]. The Daily Star (Bangladesh) . Archived 30 September 2012.
  2. "Keep Cadet College Campaign". Old Faujians. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  3. মুহাম্মদ, লেখক (12 October 2008). কিপ ক্যাডেট কলেজ ক্যাম্পেইন (in Bengali). Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  4. 1 2 Ahmed, Fakhruddin (28 April 2008). "Faujdarhat Cadet College: Half a century of excellence". The Daily Star (Bangladesh) . Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  5. "aamra was the proud sponsor of The Faujians Reunion 2014".
  6. "Diamond jubilee reunion of Faujdarhat Cadet College". Daily Sun (Bangladesh) . Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  7. "Runa Laila to perform in Faujdarhat Cadet College's 60th birthday". The New Nation. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  8. "PM's Military Secretary Zainul Abedin dies at 59". bdnews24.com. 17 December 2019.
  9. "Commodore Mohammad Moyeenul Haque, (E), NPP, nswc, psc, BN". Bangladesh Navy. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  10. "UMass Dartmouth appoints new provost" . Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  11. "UMass Dartmouth appoints new provost". Providence Business News. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  12. "Optics & Laser Technology Editorial Board". Elsevier. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  13. "Karim Stepping Down to Accept Provost Position at UMass Dartmouth". Old Dominion University. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.
  14. "Biography of Dr. Muhammad A. Karim". Archived from the original on 14 June 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  15. "Star Insight". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 4 June 2011. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.

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