Barishal Cadet College

{{Short description|Military high school in Bangladesh}}

{{Infobox school

| name = Barishal Cadet College

| native_name =

| latin_name =

| seal_image = File:Barisal Cadet College Monogram.svg

| seal_alt = Logo of Barishal Cadet College

| seal_size = 150px

| image = File:Barishal Cadet College Administration Building.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Administrative Building of Barishal Cadet College

| motto = Read in the name of your Lord

| motto_translation = বাংলা: পড় তোমার প্রভুর নামে

| location = {{ubl|Union: Rahmatpur|Babuganj Upazila|District: Barisal|Bangladesh|Dhaka-Barisal next to the highway}}

| coordinates = {{coord|22.78043|N|90.30630|E|display=inline, title}}

| established = {{start date and age|1981|07|01}}

| city = Barisal

| county = {{BAN}}

| postcode = 1205

| free_text2 = Mohammad Mofazzal Hossain

| free_label2 = First Principal

| former_name =

| school_board = Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Barisal

| free_text3 = 100443

| free_label3 = EIIN

| principal = Lt. Col. Tahsin Salehin Rana, {{small|PSC}}

| head = Major Mohiuddin Mohammad Asif, psc

| head_name = Adjutant

| colors = {{Color #007FAE}} Turkish Blue

| free_label1 = Demonym

| free_text1 = BCCian

| language = English

| area = {{cvt|51|acre|m2}}

| website = {{URL|https://bcc.army.mil.bd/|bcc.army.mil.bd}}

}}

Barishal Cadet College is a residential military school in Babuganj, Barisal, Bangladesh, established in 1981.{{Cite web |date=27 March 2023 |title=Homepage |url=https://bcc.army.mil.bd/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327195238/https://bcc.army.mil.bd/ |archive-date=27 March 2023 |access-date=14 January 2024 |website=Barishal Cadet College |quote=...sacred duty profoundly since its establishment in 1981.; Address: Protappur, PO- Barishal Cadet College, Upazilla- Babuganj, Dist- Barishal, Bangladesh.}}

History

Before the independence of Bangladesh, the then East Pakistani government established four cadet colleges in the former East Pakistan that followed the British public schools' model. After independence, due to the success of those schools, the Bangladesh Defense Force kept those colleges (which are high schools by American definition) and established eight more cadet colleges, three for girls and five for boys.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}

Previously, it was Barisal Residential Model College (বরিশাল আদর্শ মহাবিদ্যালয়). In 1981, the Bangladesh government converted it into a cadet college. Its first principal was Md. Mufazzal Husain who was also the project director during the initial phase of development. As a cadet college, it has numerous placements of its alumni in the national armed forces.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}

Notable alumni and faculty

  • SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, faculty, Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}
  • Topu, singer
  • Mashrur Arefin, alumni, writer and banker{{Cite news |date=21 January 2019 |title=Mashrur Arefin new MD of City Bank |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/corporate/Mashrur-Arefin-new-MD-of-City-Bank |access-date=14 January 2024 |work=Prothom Alo |language=en}}
  • Md. Mahbub Hossain, alumni, Bangladesh Cabinet Secretary{{Cite news |script-title=bn:নতুন মন্ত্রিপরিষদ সচিব হলেন মো. মাহবুব হোসেন |url=https://www.dhakatimes24.com/2023/01/03/293406 |access-date=14 January 2024 |work=Dhaka Times}}
  • Alvi Ahmed, alumni, filmmaker and novelist{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}

See also

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