Bangladesh Air Force Shaheen College, Dhaka
B A F Shaheen College Dhaka | |
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Logo of B A F Shaheen college “শিক্ষা-সংযম-শৃঙ্খলা”(Education-Patience-Discipline) | |
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Dhaka Cantonment Dhaka, 1206 Bangladesh | |
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Established | 1960 |
Opened | 1960 |
Founder | Bangladesh Air Force |
Authority | Board of Governors, B A F Shaheen College |
School code | 1272 |
Principal | Group Captain Md. Humayun Kabir |
Staff | 65 |
Teaching staff | 164(College 47,School 117) |
Grades | KG-12 |
Gender | Co-educational |
Age range | 06-18 |
Number of students | 5881(School 3724,College 2117) |
Medium of language | Bengali and English |
Hours in school day | 6 |
Campus | Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka 1206 |
Campus type | Sub-urban |
Houses | 4 |
Sports | Football, cricket, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, badminton, handball |
Publication | Abahon(আবাহন) |
Board | Dhaka Education Board |
Website | http://www.bafsd.edu.bd/ |
BAF Shaheen College Dhaka (Bengali:বিএএফ শাহীন কলেজ ঢাকা) is a co-educational Bangladeshi school (Grade KG-XII) situated in Dhaka Cantonment.
Overview
The college was established on 1 March 1960 as Shaheen School (English Medium). Bangla Medium was introduced from 1967, in parallel with English Medium. Shaheen High School was renamed as B A F Shaheen College Dhaka for opening Intermediate Level from 1977. Degree pass courses were opened in 1990. Since then the college has been functioning as a Degree College. The college has classes from KG to H.S.C as per the regulations of DG, Secondary and Higher Education, Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE), Dhaka.
The college is co-educational. There are about 6000 students and 165 teaching staff. An English Medium curriculum has been introduced in one section each of the classes from KG to V from 2006 as per NCTB, along with the existing Bangla Medium.
Administration
There are four parts to the institution,
- Primary and secondary Bangla and English version school (pre-school to year 12)
- College (year 11 and 12)
- Undergraduate program
Faculty
- Principal - Group Captain Md. Humayun Kabir
- Vice Principal (College) - Khodeja Khatun
- Vice Principal (School) - Lilu Bilkis Banu
- Adjutant - Sqn Ldr Md. Abul Kalam Azad
Programmes
The Bangla Medium School awards the nationally recognized Secondary School Certification (comparable to year 10 graduation). Similarly the College Section awards the Higher Secondary Certification (comparable to year 12 graduation).
Unlike the Bangla medium section, Shaheen English Medium School (SEMS) offers a programme leading to the GCE and O-Level, recognized by the GCE board of the United Kingdom.
Gallery
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Golden Eagle Nursery paid glowing tribute today to the Language Movement martyrs, who laid down their lives for the mother tongue in 1952
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International Mother Language Day-2015 observed by Golden Eagle Nursery
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Book fair arranged by BAF Shaheen College in the occasion of observing International Mother Language Day-2015
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Kids are observing International Mother Language Day-2015
References
External links
- Shaheens Association Dhaka (ESAD)
- BAF Shaheen College Dhaka page on Facebook
- Temporary alumni home
- Official Website of BAF Shaheen College Dhaka
- Unofficial students forum
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