Gole Afroz College
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| name = Gole Afroze Government Degree College
| native_name = গোল আফ্রোজ সরকারি ডিগ্রি কলেজ
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| location = Singra, Natore Rajshahi
| country = Bangladesh
| coordinates = {{Coord|24|30|N|88|59|E|region:BD_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| established = 1970 {{flag|Pakistan}}
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1986 {{flag|Bangladesh}}
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| founder = Singranatore family
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| type = Public since 1986
| motto = Poro tomar rober nam-e
| motto_translation = Learn in the name of your lord
| religious_affiliation = Islam (Sunni)
| schoolboard = Rajshahi Education Board
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| educational_authority = Bangladesh Board
| grades = Upper secondary and collegiate
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| website = http://gagc.edu.bd/
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Gol-e-Afroze Government College, also called Gule Afroze Degree College, is the only public residential, coeducational, institute of higher learning of Singra in Natore, Bangladesh. It is one of the five government colleges in the Natore District, and the third oldest, established before the War of 1971 and the Independence of the country.Government Colleges of Bangladesh [http://www.dailyneeds.com.bd/edu/govt_college.html Bangladesh Daily Needs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121130220/http://dailyneeds.com.bd/edu/govt_college.html |date=2010-11-21 }} Although it was a private college of the aristocratic Singranatore family, in 1986, the then President and former military ruler, HM Ershad announced that it would be made into a public college. Since then it is under the Ministry of Education of the Government of Bangladesh.GuleAfrozCollege Prathista Porichiti 1996 page 29
History
It is named after Begum Gole Afroz, a member of the Singranatore family of Rajshahi, the daughter of Gulbadan Begum of Natore and Shamezuddin Ahmed. She was a granddaughter of Mirza Jalaluddin, the last zamindar of Natore and the wife of MM Rahmatullah.GuleAfrozCollege Prathista Porichiti 1996 page 30
Gallery
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Further reading
Prothista Porichiti: Gole Afroz Shorkari Degree College 1996.
References
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External links
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- Official Website [http://gagc.edu.bd/ Gole Afroz Government College]
- Official Website [http://www.banbeis.gov.bd/ Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics]
- Official Website [http://www.moedu.gov.bd/ Ministry of Education]
Category:Colleges in Rajshahi Division
Category:Education in Natore District