Rangpur Zilla School

Rangpur Zilla School রংপুর জিলা স্কুল
Rangpur Zilla School
Address
Kachari bazaar road Rangpur District Rangpur , 5400 Bangladesh
Information
School type	Government funded Secondary School
Motto	Knowledge is Power জ্ঞানই শক্তি
Established	1832;193 years ago (1832)
School board	Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dinajpur
Session	January–December
Principal	Abul Kalam Azad (2024 – present)
Staff	10
Teaching staff	53
Grades	3-10
Gender	Male Only
Age	07to 17
Number of students	1800
Language	Bengali
Campus	Rangpur 5400
Campus size	14 acres
Sports	Football, cricket, basketball, volleyball, badminton
Alumni	Prafulla Chaki, anti-British revolutionary, Anisul Hoque, playwright, poet, novelist, journalist
EIIN	127372
Special project	Connecting classrooms under British Council
Website	www.rangpurzillaschool.edu.bd

Rangpur Zilla School (Rangpur District School) is a school in Rangpur City, Bangladesh. It is one of the earliest schools established in Bengal.

History

The school was established in 1832 as Rangpur Zamindar School, by the local Zaminders or landlords. Nathial Smith, the district collector working for the British East India Company led government, also had a central role. The school was inaugurated by Lord William Bentinck, the erstwhile Governor General of Bengal. The Maharaja of Cooch Bihar donated funds for construction of the school building. Krishna Nath Ray joined as the first headmaster of the school.

The school was taken under the management of the Government of India in 1857. It was affiliated with the Calcutta University. In 1862, it was renamed to Rangpur Zilla School.

The school building and other facilities were expanded between 1870 and 1874.

Campus

The campus covers an area of 14 acres (5.7 ha) with hostels for the students. The two-story, I-shaped academic building contains 55 classrooms, a library, an auditorium, a prayer room, and science laboratories. There is a pond behind the classrooms and a large field in front of the main building.

Classes

The syllabus follows the rules of Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dinajpur. The medium of instruction is Bengali.

Notable alumni

• Atiqur Rahman, political analyst, writer
• Prafulla Chaki, anti-British revolutionary
• Anisul Hoque, playwright, poet, novelist, journalist
• M. A. Wazed Miah Bangladeshi physicist

See also

• List of Zilla Schools of Bangladesh
• Police Lines School and College, Rangpur

External links

• Rangpur Zilla School Alumni Association
• Article on Rangpur Zilla School, from Banglapedia.
• Official website

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