Govt. Edward College, Pabna is one of the oldest colleges in

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 ...

History

It was established in July 1898 in

Pabna Pabna ( bn, পাবনা) is a city of Pabna District, Bangladesh and the administrative capital of the eponymous Pabna District. It is on the north bank of the Padma River and has a population of about . Etymology * According to the histo ...

. The college was first named as "Pabna Institution" and founded by Shree Gopal Chandra Lahiri, the famous educationist at that time.

This college was later named "Pabna College" in 1906. The college motto was "Knowledge is virtue". Afterwards, Pabna College was named as "Edward College" in honor of the memory of Indian Emperor,

Edward VII Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910. The second child and eldest son of Queen Victoria and ...

In December, 1898, the college was affiliated under

Calcutta University The University of Calcutta (informally known as Calcutta University; CU) is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate State university (India), state university in India, located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Considered ...

. Many distinguished personnel visited the college. The then first Governor General of Bengal, Lord Tomas David Barron Carmichael visited Edward College and donated Tk. 50000 for the development of the college in 1912. The then Zamindar of Tarash, Pabna, Ray Bahadur Banamali donated Tk. 50000 to the development fund of the college. Many kindhearted persons of education lovers contributed in the development of Edward College. Shreemati Gopi Sundari Dashi and Shree Devendra Narayan Singh donated 46 Bighas of land to Edward College. On July 20, 1914, Professor Radhikanath Bose was appointed as the Principal of Edward College, Pabna. Honors courses were introduced in 1954 in Bengali and Economics under Calcutta University. On March 1, 1968, Edward College was nationalized by the then government of Pakistan. Edward College then became Govt. Edward College. Govt

Nowadays this college plays a vital role in education sector in Bangladesh. Honors and Masters courses of 16 subjects are being taught here. Besides, BA pass course, B.Ss, B.Sc courses are also being taught. Total number of regular students are 25052. Total number of teachers and supporting staffs are respectively 160 and 118.

Noble alumni

* Arun Kumar Basak *

Kamal Lohani Kamal Lohani (26 June 1934 – 20 June 2020) was a Bangladeshi journalist. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2015 by the Government of Bangladesh. He served as the director general of Shilpakala Academy from April 2009 until April 2011. Career Loh ...

Gallery

Govt._Edward_College,_Pabna_at_early_stage.jpg, Old Photo Edward College Old Building.jpg, Edward College Old Building Shaheed Minar Edward College.jpg, Shaheed Minar Edward College Govt. Edward College, Pabna Playground.jpg, Govt. Edward College, Pabna Playground Botany Department Edward Collge.jpg, Botany Department Edward College Abdus Sattar Auditorium Edward College.jpg, Abdus Sattar Auditorium Edward College Kamal Uddin Hall Playground.jpg, Kamal Uddin Hall Playground Edward College New building.jpg, Edward College New building

References

External links

Govt. Edward College, Pabna
- official site * Category of Pabna Edward College alumni {{authority control Colleges affiliated to National University, Bangladesh Govt. Edward College, Pabna Universities and colleges in Pabna District 1898 establishments in India Educational institutions established in 1898