Barishal Zilla School Explained
| Barishal Zilla School |
| Native Name: | বরিশাল জিলা স্কুল |
| Motto: | পড় তোমার প্রভুর নামে |
| Motto Translation: | Read in the name of the Lord |
| Postcode: | 8200 |
| Classes: | III–X |
| Enrollment: | 2500+ |
| Faculty: | 54 |
| Language: | Bengali, English |
| Yearbook: | সবুজ পাতা
(Sobuj Pata) |
| Free Label: | Special project |
Barishal Zilla School, popularly known as BZS, is a public educational institution for boys, located in Barisal, Bangladesh. It was the first high school established in Barisal Division.[1] Founded as Barisal English School on 23 December 1829 by W. N. Garrett, it began with 27 students. In 1853, the school was renamed Barisal Zilla School.[2]
Notable alumni
- A. K. Fazlul Huq, Prime Minister of Bengal (1937–1943)[3]
- Khan Bahadur Hasem Ali Khan, Bengali nationalist and former minister of United Bengal
- Abdul Jabbar Khan, Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan (1965–1969)[4]
- Abdur Rahman Biswas, President of Bangladesh (1991–1996)
- Altaf Mahmud, music composer[5]
- Sardar Fazlul Karim, philosopher[6]
- Buddhadeb Guha, writer
- Golam Mustafa, Ekushey Padak and National Film Award winning actor
- Manzoor Alam Beg, father of the fine art photography movement in Bangladesh, Alokchitracharya (the great teacher of photography), Ekushey Padak awardee
- Lieutenant General Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury, former chief of Army staff of Bangladesh
- Tapan Raychaudhuri, historian, Padma Bhushan awardee
- Promode Dasgupta, communist leader
- Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, Bir Bikrom
- Hafizuddin Ahmed, Bir Bikrom
- Siraj Sikder, communist revolutionist[7]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Barisal Zilla School . Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education, Barisal.
- Book: Rashid . Md. Habibur . 1981 . Bangladesh District Gazetteers: Bakerganj . Bangladesh Government Press . Dhaka . 226 . 7 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181018122442/http://www.barisalstudy.info.bd/admin/uploadedfiles/download_1500358756.pdf . 18 October 2018.
- Book: Mujibur Rahman . Sheikh . Iqbal . Shahryar . 1997 . Sheikh Mujib in Parliament (1955-58) . Agamee Prakashani . Dhaka . 402 . 984-401-385-2.
- Book: Khan, Muazzam Hussain . 2012 . Khan, Justice Abdul Jabbar . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Khan,_Justice_Abdul_Jabbar . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- Book: Khan, Mobarak Hossain . 2012 . Mahmud, Shaheed Altaf . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Mahmud,_Shaheed_Altaf . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- Book: Hossain . Selina . Islam . Nurul . Hossain . Mobarak . 2000 . Bangla Academy Dictionary of Writers . Bangla Academy . Dhaka . 159 . 984-07-4052-0.
- Book: Khan, Muazzam Hussain . 2012 . Sikder, Siraj . https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Sikder,_Siraj . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
