Uttar Bangla College
{{Short description|College in Bangladesh}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Uttar Bangla College
| native_name = উত্তর বাংলা কলেজ
| native_name_lang = bn
| image = Uttar Bangla College logo.png
| caption =
| motto = শিক্ষাই শক্তি
| motto_lang = bn
| mottoeng = Knowledge Is Power
| type = Private
| established = {{Start date and age|1994|07|07}}
| founder = Prof. Mozammel Huq
| affiliation = Dinajpur Board
National University
| principal = Dr. Md. Abdur Rouf Sarker
| academic_staff = 168
| administrative_staff = 38
| students = 3527
| undergrad = 2453
| postgrad = 118
| other = 956
| address = Kakina, Kaliganj
| city = Lalmonirhat
| postalcode = 5520
| country = Bangladesh
| campus_type = Rural Area
| campus_size = {{convert|10.20|acre}}
| language = Bengali
| sporting_affiliations =
| sports_nickname = UBC
| logo =
| website = {{URL|https://www.ubc.edu.bd/}}
}}
Uttar Bangla College (abbreviated UBC) is an MPO accredited private college in Bangladesh.{{cite web
|title=Uttar Bangla College
| url = https://www.ubc.edu.bd/
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200101153152/https://www.ubc.edu.bd/
| archive-date = 1 January 2020
| access-date = 5 August 2024
| website = Uttar Bangla College Website}} This college ranked fourth among government and private colleges of Rangpur Division as per National University performance ranking 2017.{{cite news
| author =
| date = 15 April 2019
| title = ধারাবাহিক সাফল্যের বাতিঘর উত্তর বাংলা কলেজ
| trans-title = Uttar Bangla College is the lighthouse of consistent success
| url =https://prothomalo.com/bangladesh/district/ধারাবাহিকসাফল্যেরবাতিঘর-উত্তর-বাংলা-কলেজ
| location = Lalmonirhat
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240805103156/https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/district/ধারাবাহিকসাফল্যেরবাতিঘর-উত্তর-বাংলা-কলেজ
| archive-date = 5 August 2024
| access-date = 5 August 2024
| language = bn
}}
In addition, according to the List of National Universities 2017, it is ranked third among the best five private colleges in the country. Meanwhile, the College ranked fifth among public and private colleges in Rangpur Division in the National University College Performance Ranking 2016 and sixth in the same category in the same division in 2015.{{cite news
| author =
| date = 25 February 2019
| title = রংপুরের সেরা ১০ কলেজ
| trans-title = Top 10 colleges of Rangpur
| url = https://m.dailyinqilab.com/article/188864/রংপুরের-সেরা-১০-কলেজ
| url-status = live
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240805110624/https://m.dailyinqilab.com/article/188864/রংপুরের-সেরা-১০-কলেজ?__cf_chl_rt_tk=E69zsGohK6Vt2VcnpO1kH66.EwAgN2gykJo40_sYL3s-1722855984-0.0.1.1-4585
| archive-date = 5 August 2024
| access-date = 5 August 2024
| website = Daily Inqilab
| language = en
}}
History
Uttar Bangla College was established by economist Dr Mozammel Haq on 7 July 1994.{{cite news
| last1 = Roy
| first1 = S Dilip
| last2 = Eagle
| first2 = Andrew
| date = 5 October 2016
| title = Gift of knowledge: From Scotland to Lalmonirhat
| url = https://www.thedailystar.net/country/gift-knowledge-scotland-lalmonirhat-1294429
| url-status = live
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240805150120/https://www.thedailystar.net/web/20240805150120/https://www.thedailystar.net/country/gift-knowledge-scotland-lalmonirhat-1294429
| archive-date = 5 August 2024
| access-date = 5 August 2024
| website = The Daily Star (Bangladesh)
| editor-last1 = Islam Hossain
| editor-first1 = Mazharul M
| editor-last2 = Qazi
| editor-first2 = Moazzem
| editor-last3 = Ahmad
| editor-first3 = Kholiquzzaman
| title = Towards a Sustainable Economy: The Case of Bangladesh
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=COufEAAAQBAJ
| publisher = Taylor & Francis
| isbn = 9781000831993
| lccn = 2022037701
| series= Routledge Studies in Development Economics
| year = 2022
| page = 21
}} Silver Jubilee was celebrated on 26 December 2019 to mark 25 years of Uttar Bangla College.{{cite web
| date = 27 December 2019
| title = কাকিনা কলেজে ৬ দিনব্যাপী রজতজয়ন্তী উৎসব শুরু
| url = https://m.dainikshiksha.com/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87-%E0%A7%AC-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%89%E0%A7%8E%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%81/177578/
| url-status = live
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240805152922/https://m.dainikshiksha.com/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87-%E0%A7%AC-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%89%E0%A7%8E%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%81/177578/
| archive-date = 5 August 2024
| access-date = 5 August 2024
| website = Dainik Siksha
| date = 27 December 2019
| title = আগামীকাল রজত জয়ন্তীঃ লাল-সবুজের বর্ণিল সাজে উত্তরবাংলা কলেজ
| url = https://grambanglanews24.com/169816/
| access-date = 5 August 2024
| website = Gram Bangla News
}}
=== All Principals List{{cite web
|title=All Principal's
|url=https://www.ubc.edu.bd/contents/getAllHeadTeacherInfo
|work=ubc.edu.bd
|access-date=5 August 2024
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805154125/https://www.ubc.edu.bd/contents/getAllHeadTeacherInfo
|archive-date=5 August 2024}} ===
| class="wikitable"
!Serial No. !Name !Title !Qualifications !Start !End |
| 1
|Md Khurshidul Alam |Principal |Bss (Hons.), MSS (Economics) |4 September 1994 |28 April 2001 |
| 2
|Md. Mahfuzul Islam |Principal (in-charge) |BA (Hons.), MA (Bangla) |29 April 2001 |17 March 2002 |
| 1
|Dr. Abu Shahadat |Principal (in-charge) |BA (Hons.), MA (Bangla), Ph. D. (India) |18 March 2002 |11 April 2004 |
| 5
|Dr. ASM Monowarul Islam |Principal |Bss (Hons.), MSS (Political Science), LLB, PGDM, MD, Ph. D.(India) |12 April 2004 |31 December 2020 |
| ৫
|A.K.M Monsurul Islam |Principal (in-charge)) |B. Sc. (Hons.), M. Sc. (Botany), M. Ed. |1 January 2021 |13 December 2021 |
| ৬
|Dr. Md. Abdur Rouf |Principal |B. Sc. (Hons.), M. Sc. (Nuclear Physics), M. Ed. |14 December 2021 |Present |
Location
The college is located besides Kakina-Sukandighi road, in Kaliaganj upazila, Lalmonirhat district.
Courses
Uttar Bangla College offers courses for Undergraduate Degree, Undergraduate Degree (General), Postgraduate Degree, HSC, HSC(BM).{{cite web
|date=2023-08-16
|title=জাতীয় বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের র্যাঙ্কিং রংপুর বিভাগের শীর্ষ ১০ কলেজ
|url=https://thedailycampus.com/higher-secondary/122249/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%80%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B0%E2%80%8C%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%82%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7-%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%A6-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9C
|access-date=5 August 2024
|website=thedailycampus.com
|language=bn}}{{cite web
|title=National University :: College Details
|url=http://www.nubd.info/college/college.php?code=2907
|access-date=5 August 2024
|website=nubd.info}}
Bachelor's degree courses offered are BA, BSS, B. Sc. and BBS. Bachelor's degree Honours Courses offered are Bengali, English, History, Islamic History & Culture, Philosophy, Political Science, Social Science,Economics, Marketing, Accountancy, Management, Botany, Zoologi, Psychology, Statistics and Mathematics. Master's degree courses are Bengali, English, Philosophy, Political Science, Social Science, Economics, Accountancy, Management and Psychology.
In HSC (General), there are 150 seats in Science stream, 190 in Humanities an 150 in Commerce stream, total 490 seats in HSC. In HSC (BM) courses offered are Accountancy, Secretarial Science, Computer Operations and Entrepreneurship Development and Banking.
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