Sayedpur Karamatia Madrasa

Sayedpur Karamatia Bilateral Fazil Madrasah (Arabic: المدرسة الفاضلية الكرامتية بِسيّدفور, Bengali: সৈয়দপুর কারামতিয়া দ্বি-মুখী ফাজিল মাদ্রাসা) is a madrasa located in Pirgacha, Rangpur District, Bangladesh.[1]

Sayedpur Karamatia Madrasah
Academic building
Location
Sayedpur, Parul Union,
Pirgacha Upazila, Rangpur District

Bangladesh
Information
Religious affiliation(s)Sunni (Hanafi)
Established1 November 1952 (1952-11-01)
FounderAlhaj Muhammad Sulaiman Miah Toran
LanguageBengali
Website127734.ebmeb.gov.bd

History

The institution was first established as a dakhil madrasa in November 1952 by Alhaj Muhammad Sulaiman Miah Toran. It was named after Karamat Ali Jaunpuri, a 19th-century Islamic scholar celebrated for reformist activities in Bengal who died in Rangpur in 1873.[2] Three years after its establishment, the madrasa was given fazil status on 6 January 1955.[3][1]

Infrastructure

The madrasa is composed of 6 buildings, which include one administrative building, three academic buildings, two science buildings and one mosque. It includes facilities such as a computer lab and library. The school premises is approximately 1.75 acres, with a total of 11.19 acres of land.[3]

  • Madrasa gate
    Madrasa gate
  • Madrasa mosque
    Madrasa mosque

References
  1. "Sayedpur Karamatia Bilateral Fazil Madrasah". Sohopathi. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  2. Hoque, Muhammad Inamul (2012). "Jaunpuri, Karamat Ali". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  3. "SAYEDPUR KARAMATIA FAZIL MADRASAH". Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
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