Barisal Zilla School

Barisal Zilla School
বরিশাল জিলা স্কুল
Location
Sadar Road
Barisal
8200
Bangladesh
Coordinates 22°41′53″N 90°22′08″E / 22.698°N 90.369°E / 22.698; 90.369Coordinates: 22°41′53″N 90°22′08″E / 22.698°N 90.369°E / 22.698; 90.369
Information
Type Public school
Motto পড় তোমার প্রভুর নামে
Established 23 December 1829 (1829-12-23)
School board Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Barisal
Faculty 54
Grades Class III-X
Gender Boys only
Enrollment 2500+
Language Bengali
Color(s)         
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 history. It was founded by an Englishman, N. W. Garret, on 23 December 1829 with only 8 students. Now it has more than two thousand students. The school offers grades from class III to class X. It has two shifts, morning and day. The morning shift starts at 8:00 am and the day shift starts at 12:00 pm.

Beside the school playground, Barisal Zilla School owns famous ground called Poreshsagor(পরেশ সাগর). The school celebrated its 175th anniversary on 9–10 December 2005.

History

Barisal Zilla School is one of the oldest educational institution in South Asia

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 N. W. Garret on 23 December 1829 with only 8 students. The then name of the school was "Barisal English School". The first Headmaster of this school was 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 government 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.[1][2]

Barisal Zilla School West Building

Notable alumni

Barisal Zilla School produced many leading local reformers, politicians, statesmen, educationists, philosophers, poets-writers, and sportsmen. Those notable persons include:[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Barisal Zilla School". Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education, Barisal.
  2. 1 2 Yasmin, Sabina (2012). "Barisal Zila School". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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