Dr. Khastagir Government Girls' High School Explained

Dr. Khastagir Government Girls' High School
Native Name:	ডা. খাস্তগীর সরকার বালিকা উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়
Motto:	জ্ঞান চরিত্র সেবা
Motto Translation:	Knowledge, Integrity, Service
Location:	Chattogram
Coordinates:	22.3479°N 91.8345°W
Country:	Bangladesh
Founder:	Annadacharan Khastagir
Type:	Public, girls', double shifted school
District:	Chattogram
Grades:	5–10
Head Name:	Headmistress
Head:	Shaheda Akhter
Faculty:	Commerce, humanities, science
Staff:	~80
Students:	~2,000
Language:	Bangla

Dr. Khastagir Government Girls' High School is a governmental secondary school in Chattogram, Bangladesh. It is near Jamal Khan, in the central part of the city. It was established by Annadacharan Khastagir.^[1]

History

The school celebrated 100 years in operation in 2007. Many of its alumnae gathered to join in the three-day-long celebration. The celebration ended with participating students, teachers and guests singing Tagore's "Purano Sei Diner Kotha".^[2]

Academics

The school follows the general national curriculum of the Bangladeshi education system and provides education to girls from primary (starting from grade 5) to secondary level (grades 6 to 10).

There are two academic terms in the year. The first starts around mid-June and ends at the beginning of July. The final term starts around last-November and ends at the beginning of November.^[3]

The students have a month-long summer holiday after the first term and winter holidays after their final term.

Notable alumni

• Novera Ahmed – sculptor; credited for the original design of the Shaheed Minar monument
• Shamsunnahar Mahmud – writer, politician and educator^[4]
• Pratibha Mutsuddi – Bengali Language Movement hero, educator and women activist; recipient, Ekushey Padak award^[5]
• Ivy Rahman – politician; affiliated with the Bangladesh Awami League
• Pritilata Waddedar – anti-British revolutionary^{[6] [7]}

See also

• Education in Bangladesh
• List of schools in Chittagong

Notes and References

1. News: Dressing to Cure – Kadambini, Anandibai and Better Medical Care for Women . . Calcutta . August 12, 2007 . October 4, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151004191317/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070812/asp/opinion/story_8180367.asp . 4 October 2015 . dead .
2. News: Celebrations Take Alumnae Back to Joyous Schooldays . The Daily Star . January 2, 2008.
3. News: Admission tests in Ctg govt schools begins today . December 20, 2014 . Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha . 9 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171110005111/http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=10&id=456719&date=2014-12-20 . 10 November 2017 . dead .
4. Book: Saifuzzaman, AKM . 2012 . Mahmud, Shamsunnahar . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Mahmud,_Shamsunnahar . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
5. News: bn:আমাদের জেগে ওঠার দিন . Let us wake up . http://www.ittefaq.com.bd/national/2016/02/11/55000.html . bn . The Daily Ittefaq . February 11, 2016 . January 3, 2017.
6. News: Khastagir School celebrates 100th anniversary . The Daily Star . December 29, 2007 . January 3, 2017.
7. Book: Amin, Sonia . 2012 . Waddedar, Pritilata . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Waddedar,_Pritilata . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.