Dinajpur Government College ( bn, দিনাজপুর গভঃ কলেজ) is a government college located in Dinajpur.
History
Dinajpur Government College, located in
Dinajpur
Dinajpur ( bn, দিনাজপুর ) is a city and the District headquarters of Dinajpur district situated in Rangpur Division, Bangladesh. It was founded in 1786. It is located 413 km north-west of Dhaka in Bangladesh. It is bounde ...
, is one of
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
's earliest higher educational institutions. It was established in 1942.
The college was temporarily closed and its dormitories vacated in October 2012 as a result of violent clashes between activists of two student political organizations, the
Bangladesh Chhatra League
The Bangladesh Chhatra League ( bn, বাংলাদেশ ছাত্রলীগ; translation: Bangladesh Students' League; BSL), formerly known as the East Pakistan Student League, often simply called the Chhatra League, is a students' po ...
and
Islami Chhatra Shibir
Bangladesh Islami Chhatrashibir ( bn, বাংলাদেশ ইসলামী ছাত্রশিবির), is an Islamic student organization based in Bangladesh. It was established on 15 February 1996. The organisation is generally under ...
.
It offers four years Honors and one year Master's program in various majors; also offers
HSC level. The college is affiliated with the
Bangladesh National University
The National University of Bangladesh ( bn, জাতীয় বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, বাংলাদেশ ) is a public university of Bangladesh that was established by an Act of Parliament as an affiliating University ...
. Several thousand students study here, it has a number of student halls and many students participate in central and national politics.
Academic departments
* Department of Accounting
* Department of Bengali
* Department of Botany
* Department of Chemistry
* Department of English
* Department of Economics
* Department of History
* Department of Islamic History and Culture
* Department of Mathematics
* Department of Management
* Department of Political Science
* Department of Philosophy
* Department of Physics
* Department of Sociology
* Department of Zoology
* Department of Financing
Degrees
* B.A. (
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four years ...
)
* B.B.S.
* B.S.S.
* B.Sc.
* HSC -Science
* HSC-Business Studies
* HSC-Humanities
Library
The library of Dinajpur College was established in 1942 at the time of establishment of the college. There are 30,000 books in the library.
Every department has a library of their own. Various kinds of cultural and educational plans are also held in library.
References
External links
Dinajpur Government College WebsiteDinajpur Government College
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Dinajpur District, Bangladesh
Schools in Dinajpur District, Bangladesh
Colleges in Dinajpur District