Bangla College
| Govt. Bangla college | |
|---|---|
| সরকারি বাঙলা কলেজ | |
 | |
| Established | 1 October 1962 |
| Type | Intermediate, Honors, Degree, Masters |
| Chancellor | President Abdul Hamid |
| Principal | Prof. S M Mokfur Hossain |
Academic staff | 21 |
Administrative staff | 400 |
| Students | 32000 |
| Undergraduates | 25000 |
| Postgraduates | 5,000 |
Other students | 2000 |
| Location | Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Campus | Government Bangla college covers as area of 19 acres. |
Government Bangla College (Bengali: সরকারি বাঙলা কলেজ) is a college located in the northwest part of the capital city of Dhaka in Bangladesh. The college was established on 1 October 1962 by Abul Kashem to promote the use of the Bengali language in higher education.[1]
History
Principal Abul Kashem, activist of the historic Bengali Language Movement, established Bangla College in 1962. The Bangla College, situated at Mirpur in 1964, used to hold its classes of the night shift in the premises of the Nabakumar Institute.[2]
Administration
The principal of the college is Dr. Makfur Rahman. The intermediate has about 800 students and the Honors-Masters Graduate section has more than 25000 students. The University College is regulated by National University, Bangladesh
Academic Departments
- Department of English
- Department of Bangle
- Department of Political Science
- Department of Sociology
- Department of Accounting
- Department of Finance & Banking
- Department of Management
- Department of Marketing
- Department of Economics
- Department of Islamic Studies
- Department of Islamic History & Cultural
- Department of Botany
- Department of Zoology
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Physics
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of History
- Department of Philosophy
- Department of Social Welfare
Facilities
The college covers 19 acres area. The main five buildings are used for classes and examination. There is a library.
As an apex institution for educational planning and management, NAEM has good training facilities. The lush green environment, the central location with all sorts of living facilities adds to the grandeur of the institution. Spread over an area of approximately 8 acres, NAEM offers the following facilities:
With the completion of the construction of the new SESIP building the scope of classroom and administrative facilities will be widened.
NAEM's library includes books- magazines, journals and other national and international publications. This caters to the learning needs of different courses and research purposes. A part of the library is used as a documentation center and a Faculty Corner.
To keep the trainees abreast with the latest technology and to accelerate NAEM activities, Computer Laboratory has been set up with a capacity of 40 seats, in addition to two 25-seat computer labs already established.
References
Coordinates: 23°47′06″N 90°21′12″E / 23.7849°N 90.3533°E