A Brief History Of Rangpur Zilla School
Rangpur Zilla School is a renowned school all over the country. It was founded by the Zemindars of Rangpur and was opened by his Excellency Lord William Bentinck, Governor General, in a thatched house in the north-east of the present school compound in 1832, under the name of “Zeminder’s School”. While in this thatched house, the school was made Government aided institution in 1857, provincialised and rechristened as Rangpur Zilla School in 1862.
But it is a matter of great sorrow that the house burnt down in 1878 and the school had a very precarious existence for the next few years. Then it was first removed to Keranipara where the classes were held in different private houses for about a year. It was then shifted to the coochbehar building whose ruins are hardly to be seen near the main entrance of the present school compound the building being very old and in a dilapidated condition the school was again shifted to the silk-godown of Mr. Rainy in the north-west of the present district board building where it continued for one year. It was removed to a big house (Atchala) where the present demonstration farm stands. It continued there for five years. It was during this period that the school was raised to the status of a second grade college. Babu Chandra Nath Bhattacharjee, Head teacher, became the principal and the renowned Pandit Jadabeswar Tarkartna, the professor of Sanskrit. The college lasted for only four years and had to be reduced to its former Status for paucity of students.
The foundation of the present building was laid on 15.66 acres of land in2883 by Sir Ashley Eden the then Lieutenant Governor of Bengal and the School was removed there the same year, Quarters for the headteacher’s subsequently provided by a private endowment fund which was administered by district Magistrate. The interest being spent for the up-keep of the same.
Since then the school has gradually developed into a first class institution catering to the educational needs of the various communities of the district. Science side classes, a special feature of the school, were opened in 1904 and to meet the growing demand for accommodation four commodious rooms were added to the original building in 1915. In order to provide facilities for moffussil (that is rural) student three hostels have been attached to the school. The Hindu and Kshatriya Hostel were constructed in 1919. The school now possesses extensive play grounds, commodious three storied hostels, a spacious common room, an auditorium with modern facilities, a large library, an open air gymnasium, and small flower garden. The centenary of the school was celebrated on the 11th April, 1937. Recently this year it has celebrated the one century and 75 years.
Rangpur Zilla School is continuing its double shifts since 1991, namely the Morning shift and the Day shift. Morning shift has grade three to grade ten with 850 students. On the contrary the Day shift has 880 students with grade three to Ten. Both shifts have experience and subjects expert teachers who are teaching its students skillfully and effectively.
Since its extablishment, Rangpur Zilla School has produced a lot of scientists, writers, University teachers, high officials and et al. A renowned atomic scientist recently late Dr. Wazed Miah, husband of honorable present Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina, was the student of Rangpur Zilla School.
Lieutenant General & Chief in Army(C-in-C) (Rtd) late Mr. Mostafizur Rahman, Mr. Shahidul Alam, Secretary (Rtd) Peoples’ Republic of Bangladesh Ministry of Education and an eminent writer Anisul Haque were also the students of this School.
But it is a matter of great sorrow that the house burnt down in 1878 and the school had a very precarious existence for the next few years. Then it was first removed to Keranipara where the classes were held in different private houses for about a year. It was then shifted to the coochbehar building whose ruins are hardly to be seen near the main entrance of the present school compound the building being very old and in a dilapidated condition the school was again shifted to the silk-godown of Mr. Rainy in the north-west of the present district board building where it continued for one year. It was removed to a big house (Atchala) where the present demonstration farm stands. It continued there for five years. It was during this period that the school was raised to the status of a second grade college. Babu Chandra Nath Bhattacharjee, Head teacher, became the principal and the renowned Pandit Jadabeswar Tarkartna, the professor of Sanskrit. The college lasted for only four years and had to be reduced to its former Status for paucity of students.
The foundation of the present building was laid on 15.66 acres of land in2883 by Sir Ashley Eden the then Lieutenant Governor of Bengal and the School was removed there the same year, Quarters for the headteacher’s subsequently provided by a private endowment fund which was administered by district Magistrate. The interest being spent for the up-keep of the same.
Since then the school has gradually developed into a first class institution catering to the educational needs of the various communities of the district. Science side classes, a special feature of the school, were opened in 1904 and to meet the growing demand for accommodation four commodious rooms were added to the original building in 1915. In order to provide facilities for moffussil (that is rural) student three hostels have been attached to the school. The Hindu and Kshatriya Hostel were constructed in 1919. The school now possesses extensive play grounds, commodious three storied hostels, a spacious common room, an auditorium with modern facilities, a large library, an open air gymnasium, and small flower garden. The centenary of the school was celebrated on the 11th April, 1937. Recently this year it has celebrated the one century and 75 years.
Rangpur Zilla School is continuing its double shifts since 1991, namely the Morning shift and the Day shift. Morning shift has grade three to grade ten with 850 students. On the contrary the Day shift has 880 students with grade three to Ten. Both shifts have experience and subjects expert teachers who are teaching its students skillfully and effectively.
Since its extablishment, Rangpur Zilla School has produced a lot of scientists, writers, University teachers, high officials and et al. A renowned atomic scientist recently late Dr. Wazed Miah, husband of honorable present Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina, was the student of Rangpur Zilla School.
Lieutenant General & Chief in Army(C-in-C) (Rtd) late Mr. Mostafizur Rahman, Mr. Shahidul Alam, Secretary (Rtd) Peoples’ Republic of Bangladesh Ministry of Education and an eminent writer Anisul Haque were also the students of this School.