Annada Government High School Explained

Annada Government High School
Motto:"Bidya Onneshone Agomon, Sheba Brote Nirghomon" বিদ্যা অন্বেষণে আগমন সেবা ব্রতে নির্গমন।
Established:1875
Principal:Farida Nazmin
Faculty:41
Enrollment:~2500
Grades:1st to 10th Grade
Address:Haldarpara,
Yearbook:Dishari/orunav
Free Label 1:Nobel laureates
Website:http://www.annadaghs.edu.bd/

Annada Government High School (Bengali: অন্নদা সরকারি উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়) is a government secondary school for boys, in Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh. The school was named after Raja Roy Bahadur Annada Prashad Roy who was a landlord of Kolkata. The school operates under the Cumilla Education Board.

The school lies in the heart of Brahmanbaria town, the administrative headquarters of the district of the same name. It is the oldest and one of the largest schools in Brahmanbaria District. As of 2006, enrollment was 2,250.[1]

History

The school started out, in 1860, as an aided Anglo-vernacular school. It was upgraded to a high school in 1875 with the help of Annada Choron Roy Bahadur of Cassimbazar and zamindar of Sarail Estate. The founding headmaster was Babu Jogesh Chandra Sarker.

The school was nationalised on 1 May 1968. Babu Binode Bihari was a student of Annada govt high school. He stood first in the matriculation Examination held under the Kolkata University. Later Dr. Wahiduddin Mahmud stood first in the mid-sixties and Md. Jehad Uddin stood first under Cumilla Board in 1991 from this School in the matriculation/SSC examination.

In February 2009, Mrs. Farida Nazmeen joined as a headmaster.

Notable alumni

References

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Notes and References

  1. News: 'Annada Govt High School' Light More Light. Ali. Md. Mansur. 25 November 2006. Star Insight. The Daily Star.
  2. Book: Islam, Muhammad Saiful . 2012 . Huq, Sanaul . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Huq,_Sanaul . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  3. Book: Mallabarman, Adwaita . Adwaita Mallabarman . 1993 . Bardhan . Kalpana . A River Called Titash . University of California Press . 263 . 978-0-520-08050-8.
  4. Book: Haq, Mahbubul . 2012 . Quadir, Abdul . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Quadir,_Abdul . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.