History of Rajshahi college

Rajshahi college is old college in Bangladesh. Rajshahi College is the best college among all govt. colleges in Bangladseh. it is the third oldest institutions of higher education in Bangladesh. It most top 10 college of Bangladesh.

History :

Hazi Mohammad Mohsin Bhaban, Est 1888
The origins of the college were in a private English School that had been founded in Rajshahi in 1828 by the concerted efforts of many of the region's most prominent citizens (this school is now known as Rajshahi Collegiate School). [1] In 1836 the school was taken over by the provincial government of Bengal and was converted into a Government Zilla (or District) School. In 1873, again through the concerted efforts and appeals of local citizens, the Zilla School was given the status of an Intermediate College, and F.A. courses were introduced into its curriculum. With further development this college was accorded "first-grade rank" in 1878, which meant that it could teach B.A. courses and be affiliated to the University of Calcutta . The name "Rajshahi College" came with the first-grade rank in 1878. The year 1881 saw the inauguration of the M. A. classes; B.L. classes were added in 1883. The postgraduate Departments in Arts and in Law continued till 1909 when they were withdrawn because the college could not meet the requirements of the New Regulations of the University of Calcutta which came into force in that year. [2]
Starting with only 6 students on the roll in 1873, the college counted 100 in 1878, 200 in 1900, 400 in 1910, 800 in 1920 and no less than 1000 in 1924; there was only one Muslim student at the college in 1873; 5 years later it was still one, but the figure rose to 156 in 1916 and climaxed at 215 in 1924. Subsequently, of course, Muslim numbers rose in the college and after 1947 eventually exceeded the Hindu numbers. Today, in independent Bangladesh, the college has been accorded "University College" status and no longer teaches Higher Secondary or Intermediate courses. Currently, it is part of the National University system of Bangladesh and its curriculum includes only undergraduate and post-graduate courses in a variety of disciplines. [3]

SL Principal’s Name Working Period Start Working Period End
1 Mr. Hargobind Sen (Head Master of Rajshahi Zilla School) 1873 1878
2 Mr. Frederick Townley Dowding 1878 1880
3 Mr. A. C. Edward 1880 1887
4 Mr. W. B. Livingstone 1887
5 Mr. G. W.R. Taper 1887
6 Mr. W. B. Livingstone 1887 1897
7 Mr. Rai Kumudini Kanta Banerjee Bahadur 1897 1919
8 Dr. P. Niogi 1919
9 Mr. Rai Kumudini Kanta Banerjee Bahadur 1920 1924
10 Mr. Krishna Chandra Bhattacharya 1924
11 Mr. S. N. Maitra 1925 1926
12 Mr. T. T. Williums 1926 1927
13 Mr. Aswini Kumar Mukerji 1927 1928
14 Mr. T. T. Williums 1928 1930
15 Mr. B. M. Sen 1930 1931
16 Mr. Rai Hem Chandra Dey Bahadur 1931 1932
17 Dr. W. A. Jenkins 1932 1933
18 Mr. Harilal Choudhury 1933
19 Dr. P. D. Shastri 1933 1935
20 Mr. J. M. Bose 1935 1940
21 Dr. S. K. Banarjee 1940
22 Dr. Snehamoy Datta 1941 1945
23 Dr. Mamtaz Uddin Ahmed 1945 1950
24 Dr. I. H. Juberi 1950 1951
25 Mr. M. Taher Jamil 1951
26 Mr. A. Karim Mondal 1951
27 Mr. A. Munyem 1951 1952
28 Mr. Solomon Choudhury 1952 1954
29 Professor Md. Shams-Ul-Haque 1954 1956
30 Professor Dr. Abdul Haque 1956 1959
31 Professor Shamsuzzaman Choudhury 1959 1961
32 Professor M. A. Haye 1961 1969
33 Professor Elias Ahmed 1969 1970
34 Professor Dr. M. Shamsuddin Miah 1970 1972
35 Professor Dr. Nurur Rahman Khan 14/06/1972 13/09/1976
36 Professor Dr. M. Noimuddin 14/09/1976 24/09/1979
37 Professor Lutfar Rahman 26/09/1979 8/1/1981
38 Professor Dr. S. M. Abdur Rahman 8/1/1981 25/12/1983
39 Professor Dr. Md. Tamijul Haque 25/12/1983 29/05/1984
40 Professor Dr. Md. Abul Quasem 28/07/1984 17/08/1990
41 Professor Dr. Md. Shamsur Rahman 30/08/1990 9/12/1992
42 Professor Md. Serajul Islam 25/12/1992 2/2/1993
43 Professor Shams Uddin Ahmad 13/02/1993 16/03/1995
44 Professor A. S. M. Moarraf 19/03/1995 12/2/1996
45 Professor Golam Rabbani 4/4/1996 28/11/1996
46 Professor Sher Mohammad 17/09/1997 17/09/1997
47 Professor Md. Younush Ali Dewan 29/09/1997 28/06/1998
48 Professor Akhtar Banu 28/06/1998 2/10/1999
49 Professor Md. Abdul Haye Choudhury 4/10/1999 23/12/1999
50 Professor Arun Kumar Bhattacharya 13/04/2000 2/10/2000
51 Professor Dr. K. M. Jalal Uddin Akber 14/10/2000 6/4/2002
52 Professor Abdul Bashir 14/08/2002 29/03/2004
53 Professor Dr. Md. Ashraful Islam 4/4/2004 26/06/2005
54 Professor Md. Shams Ul Haque 27/07/2005 18/06/2008
55 Professor Dr. Ali Reza Md. Abdul Mazid 17/07/2008 15/04/2014
56 Professor Md. Habibur Rahman 14/08/2014 Continuing

Summery:
The origins of the college were in a private English School that had been founded in Rajshahi in 1828 by the concerted efforts of many of the region’s most prominent citizens (this school is now known as Rajshahi Collegiate School). In 1836 the school was taken over by the provincial government of Bengal and was converted into a Government Zilla (or District) School. In 1873, again through the concerted efforts and appeals of local citizens, the Zilla School was given the status of an Intermediate College, and F.A. courses were introduced into its curriculum. With further development this college was accorded “first-grade rank” in 1878, which meant that it could teach B.A. courses and be affiliated to the University of Calcutta. The name “Rajshahi College” came with the first-grade rank in 1878. The year 1881 saw the inauguration of the M. A. classes; B.L. classes were added in 1883. The postgraduate Departments in Arts and in Law continued till 1909 when they were withdrawn because the college could not meet the requirements of the New Regulations of the University of Calcutta which came into force in that year.