Chandpur Government College
{{Short description|College in Chandpur, Bangladesh}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Chandpur Government College
| native_name = চাঁদপুর সরকারি কলেজ
| image = Chandpur Gov't college Main gate-2021.jpg
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| image_alt = Chandpur Government College
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| former_name = Chandpur College
| motto = শিক্ষা ইমান সেবা
| motto_lang = bn
| mottoeng = Education Faith Service
| type = Public
| established = {{start date|1946|06|15|df=y}}
| founder = Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
| affiliation = National University
| chancellor = {{Current president of Bangladesh}}
| vice_chancellor = {{Current Vice-chancellor of National University, Bangladesh}}
| principal = A.K.M Abdul Mannan
| students = 14,000
| city = Chandpur Sadar, Chandpur
| country = Bangladesh
| coordinates = {{Coord|23|13|44.9|N|90|39|36.1|E|display=title}}
| campus = Urban
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| website = {{URL|https://chandpurcollege.edu.bd/}}
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Chandpur Government College ({{langx|bn|চাঁদপুর সরকারি কলেজ}}) is a public college in Chandpur, Bangladesh and is one of the oldest colleges in Chandpur as well as in Chittagong Division. The college offers higher secondary education as well as Honours degree and master's degree programs, which are affiliated with the National University of Bangladesh.
History
The foundation stone of Chandpur College was laid on 15 June 1946 by Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, Prime Minister of undivided Bengal.{{cite news |script-title=bn:চাঁদপুর সরকারি কলেজের ৭৫ বছর |trans-title=75 years of Chandpur Government College |url=https://bangla.thedailystar.net/youth/education/news-404086 |work=The Daily Star |date=14 October 2022 |language=bn}}{{cite book |last=Khan |first=Nurul Islam |year=1977 |title=Bangladesh District Gazetteers: Comilla |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=twZuAAAAMAAJ |publisher=Bangladesh Government Press |page=330}}
Campus
= Academic buildings =
There are five academic buildings:
- Main Building (Administrative Building)
- Shaheed Raju Building
- Academic Building-1
- Academic Building-2
- Academic Building-3
= Library =
The library is situated in main building of the college. It has a collection around 24,000 books.{{cite web |title=Facilities |url=https://chandpurcollege.edu.bd/facilities/ |website=Chandpur Government College}}
= Residential student halls =
= Mosque =
Academics
Chandpur Government College offers HSC, four years Honours, Degree and one year Masters course in various majors.
= HSC level =
= Honours and Masters level =
{{columns-list|*Department of Accounting
- Department of Management
- Department of Economics
- Department of English
- Department of Bangla
- Department of Political Science
- Department of Social Work
- Department of History
- Department of Islamic Studies
- Department of Islamic History and Culture
- Department of Philosophy
- Department of Geography
- Department of Physics
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Zoology
- Department of Botany|colwidth=22em}}
Notable alumni
- Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1986-1988){{cite book |last=Hossain |first=Abu Md. Delwar |year=2012 |chapter=Chowdhury, Mizanur Rahman |chapter-url=https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php/Chowdhury,_Mizanur_Rahman |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh}}
- Goutam Buddha Das, agricultural scientist and Ekushey Padak awardee{{cite news |script-title=bn:চাঁদপুর সরকারি কলেজের ৭৫ বছর পূর্তি উৎসব আজ |trans-title=Today is the 75th anniversary of Chandpur Government College |url=https://www.jugantor.com/todays-paper/bangla-face/648345/%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A7%AD%E0%A7%AB-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%89%E0%A7%8E%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%9C |work=Jugantor |date=24 February 2023 |language=bn}}
- Humayun Faridi, actor and drama organizer{{cite book |last=Islam |first=Md Saiful |year=2012 |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-first=Md |editor2-last=Islam |chapter=Faridi, Humayun |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Faridi,_Humayun |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh}}
- Satya Prasad Majumder, electrical engineer and vice chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
- Samir Kumar Saha, microbiologist and Ekushey Padak awardee
References
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External links
- [https://chandpurcollege.edu.bd/ Official Website]
Category:Colleges in Chittagong Division
Category:Education in Chandpur District
Category:Universities and colleges established in 1946
Category:Colleges affiliated to National University, Bangladesh