Kumudini College
Kumudini Government College (Bengali: কুমুদিনী সরকারী কলেজ), also called Kumudini Mohila College, located in Tangail, is a women's college affiliated with Bangladesh National University.[1] The college was established in 1943 by Ranada Prasad Saha, a businessman and philanthropist, became affiliated with the University of Calcutta in 1944,[2] and was nationalized in 1979.[3] Until 1959 when Muminunnisa Mohila College was established in Mymensingh, it was the only women's college in East Pakistan.[4]
Programmes
The college offers higher secondary and degree programmes as well as post-secondary Honours and Masters programmes.[3] The college also arranges cultural, literary and sports programmes for its students.
Famous alumnae
Well-known alumnae of Kumudini college include:
- Shamim Azad, writer
References
- ↑ "National University Affiliated College List". Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ↑ Rachana Chakraborty. "University of Calcutta". In Sirajul Islam. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Syeda Momtaz Sheren. "Kumudini College". In Sirajul Islam. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ↑ Aminul Islam (November 11, 2006). "Muminunnisa Mohila College: Enlightening women for decades". Star Insight 1 (10).