Barisal Zilla School
| Barisal Zilla School বরিশাল জিলা স্কুল | |
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 "পড় তোমার প্রভুর নামে" | |
| Address | |
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Sadar Road Barisal, 8200 Bangladesh | |
| Information | |
| Type | Government School |
| Established | 23 December 1829 |
| School board | Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Barisal |
| Teaching staff | 54 |
| Grades | Class III-X |
| Gender | Boys Only |
| Number of students | 2500+ |
| Medium of language | Bengali |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colour(s) | |
| Nickname | BZS |
| Yearbook | Sobuj Pata |
| Special project | Connecting classrooms under British Council |
Barisal Zilla School is a boys school located in Barisal, Bangladesh. It is one of the oldest and top ranked high schools in the country and the first high school in Barisal Division.[1] It is a public educational institution located at Sadar Road. The school has a long historical background. It was founded by an English man Mr. N. W. Garret on December 23, 1829 with only 8 students. Now it has more than two thousand students. The school offers grades from class III to class XII. It has two shifts, morning and day. The morning shift starts at 7:30 am and the day shift starts at 12:00 pm.
Beside the school playground, Barisal Zilla School owns famous ground called Poreshsagor. The school celebrated its 175th anniversary on 9-10 December 2005.
History
Barisal Zilla School is one of the best schools across the country and is the first high school founded in Barisal Division. Mainly the historical Barisal Zilla School was founded by Mr. N.W. Garret on December 23, 1829 with only 8 students. The then name of the school was "Barisal English School". The first Headmaster of this school was Mr. John Smith and the first Headmaster from Bengal was Babu Tanuram Lahiri (বাবু তনুরাম লাহিড়ী). From 1853 to 1891 this school was directed under Government management as "Barisal Zilla School". In 1891 it was declared as a Non-Government school and was renamed 'Barisal English School'. In 1906 it was once again brought under govt. management and once again got the name "Barisal Zilla School". At that time, the school building was in the land of Mr. Lucas right at the west side of the Protestant church. As the then Bengal Governor opined the school as an unhygienic one, Mr. Barton founded the current school building. In 1991 the school started two shifts : morning & day. Currently it is regarded as the best school of the south-east region of Bangladesh. The present Headmaster of this school is Sabina Yesmin. [2][3]
Notable Alumni
Barisal Zila School produced many leading local reformers, politicians, statesmen,educationist, philosophers poets-writers and sportsmen those notable personalities include:
- Sher-e-Bangla A. K. Fazlul Huq , An eminent Bengali nationalist and statesman
- Abdul Jabbar Khan, Former speaker
- Abdur Rahman Biswas, Former President of Bangladesh
- Altaf Mahmud , Music composer
- Sardar Fazlul Karim , A scholar, academic, philosopher and essayist
- Buddhadeb Guha ,Writer
- Comrade Promod Dasgupta
- Tapan Raychaudhuri
- Kaliprasanna Ghosh
- Golam Mostafa, Notable actor
- Lieutenant General Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury, Ex-chief of Army staff
Source: [2]
See also
- List of Zilla Schools of Bangladesh
External links
Images of Barisal Zilla School
- 1.Barisal Zilla School The Whole Compound
- 2.Barisal Zilla School The Main Building
- 3.Barisal Zilla School The Gate
References
1. "Barisal Zilla School Diary"