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জয়পুরহাট সরকারি কলেজ | |
Motto | জ্ঞানই শক্তি |
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Motto in English | Knowledge is power |
Type | Public |
Established | 1963 |
Academic affiliation | Bangladesh National University |
Chancellor | Abdul Hamid |
Principal | Md. Mophakhakharula Islam [1] |
Administrative staff | 500+ |
Students | 12,000 |
Location | , Bangladesh 25°05′50″N89°01′25″E / 25.0972°N 89.0236°E |
Joypurhat Government College is the highest educational institution of Joypurhat. The college was established 1963 and is located near Joypurhat railway station. The college was nationalized in 1980. It is a National University College with the college code 2801.
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Joypurhat Girls' Cadet College is a military high school for girls, located in Joypurhat District, Bangladesh. Cadet colleges are under the auspices of the Ministry of Defence. Inaugurated in 2006, the college occupies 57 acres (230,000 m2) of land and has the capacity for 450 students. Joypurhat Girls' Cadet College is one of three girls' cadet colleges and nine boys cadet colleges in Bangladesh. It is the newest of all the cadet colleges.
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