Government Muslim High School
Government Muslim High School (Bengali: গভ. মুসলিম হাই স্কুল, চট্টগ্রাম) is a government secondary boys-only school in the court hill area of Kotwali Thana, Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1] The school's enrollment is currently 2,501 students.
Government Muslim High School সরকারি মুসলিম হাই স্কুল | |
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Location | |
Court Road, Chattogram Chattogram , Kotwali | |
Information | |
Type | Secondary high school |
Motto | জ্ঞানই শক্তি (Knowledge is Power) |
Established | 1909 |
School district | Chattogram |
Headmaster | Momtaj Akter |
Faculty | 3 |
Grades | 10 |
Enrollment | 2500 |
Campus size | 20 Acres |
Colour(s) | Blue,Green |
Demonym | Muslimians |
Website | gmhsctg |
History
Chittagong Government Madrasah's Anglo-Persian Department was split off to form the school in 1909. Originally it operated out of part of the local Registration Office building.[2] The school opened at first with madrasah and Bengali departments. The first headmaster, from 1910 to 1915, was Khan Shaheb Wahaidun Nabi. It moved to a permanent site in 1916, and was renamed Chittagong Government Muslim High School.[2] In 1953, the Urdu department was also established. In 1970 the school expanded into a new building. There was also a small mosque, which was subsequently enlarged. In 2005 the government established another two buildings, a science lab building and an administration building.
The school has a hostel and headmaster's cottage. In front of the school building, there is a large playground. The school has a library which contains more than 2000 books.
Notable alumni
- Ayub Bachchu, Bengali musician
- Sultan Ahmed, Burmese Rohingya longest serving legislator and member of parliament
- Rezaul Karim Chowdhury, Bangladeshi Politician and Mayor of Chittagong
- Piplu Khan, (b. ?) Bangladeshi filmmaker
- Hasan Mahmud, Bangladesh Minister of Information
- Sarwar Jahan Nizam, former Navy chief Vice Admiral
- A J M Nasir Uddin, Bangladeshi Politician, former Mayor of Chittagong and Vice President of Bangladesh Cricket Board
References
- "'Chittagong Collegiate School made me what I am today'". The Daily Star. 25 December 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- Rizvi, S. N. H., ed. (1970). East Pakistan District Gazetteers: Chittagong (PDF). Government of East Pakistan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2017-01-27.