| Government Bangabandhu College | |
| Native Name: | সরকারি বঙ্গবন্ধু কলেজ |
| Native Name Lang: | bn |
| Type: | Government College |
| Established: | 1950 |
| Affiliation: | National University |
| Principal: | Wahid Alam Laskar |
| Students: | 20,000 |
| Address: | Bangabandhu Town Road |
| Postalcode: | 8140 |
| Country: | Bangladesh |
| Campus Size: | 5.67 |
| Language: | Bengali |
| Free Label: | Founding Principal |
| Free: | Pabitra Kumar Das Gupta |
| Website: | https://www.gbc.edu.bd |
Government Bangabandhu College (Bengali: সরকারি বঙ্গবন্ধু কলেজ) is a college in the southwest Bangladesh. It is located in Gopalganj City.
The people of Gopalganj collected donations to fund the college. Khawaja Nazimuddin, the then Governor of Pakistan, once visited. He received a sizeable money gift. However, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman demanded that the money be used to establish a college, which the Governor accepted. At that time, two educational institutions operated in Gopalganj: Sitanath Academy and Mathuranath Institute. Mathuranath was then situated where Bangabandhu College was founded. Sitanath Academy and Mathuranath Institution merged to become Sitanath-Mathuranath Model School. In 1950, a college was established Quid-e-Azam Memorial College. After the Liberation War of Bangladesh, the college was renamed Bangabandhu Mahavidyalaya. On 1 April 1974, government nationalized the college and the name became "Government Bangabandhu College".[1] [2]
From the beginning, the college ran two courses: I.Arts and I.Commerce. In 1958, it added Bachelor's degrees. In 1970, it added B.Science. In 1996, it added B.Commerce Currently, the college is providing HSC, BA, B.Commerce, B.Science, MA, M.Commerce and M,Science degree.[3]
Saraswati Puja is observed every year in the college temple.[4] Nabinbaran is conducted to welcome new students.[5]