Naogaon Government College

{{short description|Bangladeshi college in Naogaon, Ragshahi}}

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| name = Naogaon Government College

| native_name = নওগাঁ সরকারি কলেজ

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| motto = জ্ঞানই শক্তি

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| mottoeng = Knowledge is power

| established = {{Start date|1961}}

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| type = Public

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| principal = Shah Alam {{cite web |url=http://www.naogc.edu.bd/2015-11-27-05-32-32/2015-11-27-06-07-08 |script-title=bn:অধ্যক্ষ |trans-title=Principal |access-date=29 August 2023 |language=bn}}

| academic_staff = 83

| administrative_staff = 54

| students = 16,000

| city = Naogaon

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| province = Rajshahi

| country = Bangladesh

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Naogaon Government College ({{langx|bn|নওগাঁ সরকারি কলেজ}}) is a public educational institution in Naogaon District, Bangladesh. It was established in 1962{{cite book |last=Karim |first=Rezaul |year=2012 |chapter=Naogaon District |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Naogaon_District |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}} with 300 students, and currently serves about 16,000. It is situated in the north-east part of Naogaon and is authorized by the National University.

Its {{convert|11|acre|m2|adj=on}} campus has two three-story buildings, one of which is used for administrative and academic purpose and also includes a library more than 25,000 books. The second building is for the science faculty.

Naogaon Government College was nationalized in 1980.

History

File:Naogaon Degree college.jpg

The foundation stone of Naogaon Degree College was laid in 1959 by subdistrict administrator Abdul Baten at the north-east edge of Naogaon. Subdistrict administrator Abdur Rob Chawdhory carried on the plan and established the college in 1962. It offered intermediate and 3-year (pass level) undergraduate degrees. In 1980, the college was amalgamated with BMC College and nationalized. Now it is Naogaon Government College. In 1996, the college had started honors in 10 subjects and masters in 9 subjects. Its area is almost 11 acre.{{cite web |url=http://www.ngcbd.net |script-title=bn:তথ্য সেবায় |trans-title=Information Service |website=Naogaon Government College |language=bn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425235608/http://www.ngcbd.net/ |archive-date=2017-04-25}}

Academic departments

The college has 16 departments:

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  • Department of Bangla
  • Department of English
  • Department of Economics
  • Department of Political Science
  • Department of Arabic & Islamic Studies
  • Department of Islamic History and Culture
  • Department of Geography & Environment
  • Department of Physics
  • Department of Zoology
  • Department of Botany
  • Department of Chemistry
  • Department of Mathematics
  • Department of History
  • Department of Marketing
  • Department of Psychology
  • Department of Philosophy
  • Department of Statistics

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File:Naogaon Government College Shahid Minar.jpg

File:Naogaon Government College Academic and Examination Hall 01.jpg

Facilities

=Residential student halls=

There are 2 residential Hall for male students And 2 for female students.

Notable alumni

  • Sadhan Chandra Majumder, minister of food (2019–2024){{cite news |script-title=bn:কৃষক পরিবারের সন্তান এখন খাদ্যমন্ত্রী |trans-title=Son of a farmer's family is now the food minister |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/politics/%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%83%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80 |work=Prothom Alo |date=8 January 2019 |language=bn}}

See also

References

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Category:Colleges in Naogaon District

Category:Educational institutions established in 1962

Category:1962 establishments in East Pakistan

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