Rajshahi Cadet College ( bn, রাজশাহী ক্যাডেট কলেজ), or RCC, is a

military high school Military high schools are a type of high school that include military cadet education and so are a form of military academy. They are found in several countries and offer a regular high school education but with an extra military training curriculu ...

, located in Sardah, Rajshahi,

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. It is situated by the bank of river

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at Mukhtarpur village of Sardah in Charghat of

Rajshahi District Rajshahi District ( bn, রাজশাহী জেলা) is a district in mid-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rajshahi Division. The metropolitan city of Rajshahi is in Rajshahi District. Geography Rajshahi district is bounded by Naoga ...

of the northern region of Bangladesh.

History

The Rajshahi Cadet College is away from

Rajshahi Rajshahi ( bn, রাজশাহী, ) is a metropolitan city and a major urban, commercial and educational centre of Bangladesh. It is also the administrative seat of the eponymous division and district. Located on the north bank of the P ...

. The college, the

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of which was laid by the then President of Pakistan, Field Marshal Ayub Khan, on 6 November 1964, was formally inaugurated on 11 February 1966 as Ayub Cadet College. East Pakistan Governor Munaim Khan inaugurated the college. It was renamed soon after the independence of Bangladesh to Rajshahi Cadet College (RCC). Late Wing Commander Mohammad Syed, a retired member of the

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was the founding Principal of the college, joining on 1 November 1965. The first Adjutant to join was Captain Khaled Adib on 2 February 1968. Mr. M Saleh Uddin Sinha joined as the first teacher of the college. It was the last among the four cadet colleges established in

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. The first

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Principal of the college appointed on 1 January 1970 was Mr. M. Bakiatullah, the third principal. Eight cadets and ten staff of the college died in combat, while four remain missing. The first

Adjutant of the college, was Capt. MA Rashid (FF), the third adjuntant, who joined on 23 September 1970. Captain and later Colonel Rashid Bir Bikram was given the death penalty in the coup that killed President Ziaur Rahman Bir Uttam at Chittagong in 1981. He encouraged cadets to join the Bangladesh independence war in 1971. The college founding day is celebrated every year on 11 February. RCCfrontvieww

Infrastructure

Sports facilities

Rajshahi Cadet College has six

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s, a

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complex, five football ground and several

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courts.

Old Rajshahi Cadets Association

The alumni association of the college is known as the Old Rajshahi Cadets Association (ORCA) or Old Sardah Cadets Association (OSCA). It was created in 1972 to allow for the maintenance of relationships between former cadets. The first constitution was adopted on 1 October 1973 and the logo was designed by Muhammad Ehsanullah. AKM Saiful Majid was selected/elected as the founder Vice-President of the Association. Shortly thereafter as he left the country, M Sadirul Islam took over the reins. During that time and subsequent periods, the incumbent Principal of Rajshahi Cadet College was designated as the '' ex officio'' President of OSCA/ORCA. Therefore, the late M. Bakiatullah was the first President of OSCA/ORCA.

Houses

Notable alumni

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Aminul Karim Aminul Karim (born 1 July 1955) is a retired lieutenant general of Bangladesh Army. He served as the military secretary to the president of Bangladesh, Iajuddin Ahmed. He was a senior research fellow at the Asia Europe Institute, University of Mal ...

former Military Secretary to the

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Iajuddin Ahmed Iajuddin Ahmed (1 February 193110 December 2012) was the President of Bangladesh, serving from 6 September 2002 until 12 February 2009. From late October 2006 to January 2007, he also served as Chief Advisor of the caretaker government. From Oc ...

. *

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former Chief of General Staff, Bangladesh Army. * Mrinal Haque: sculptor *Mohammed Sufiur Rahman: former director, South Asian Association Regional Cooperation Secretariat, now ambassador of Bangladesh to Australia *

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: Bangladeshi architect and filmmaker * M. Saif Islam: Bangladeshi-American professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the

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*Retired Major General Jahangir Kabir Talukdar: former commandant, Bangladesh Military Academy & former ambassador of Bangladesh in Kenya * Rana Mohammad Sohel: Politician and the incumbent Member of Parliament of Nilphamari-3.

Gallery

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References

External links

* http://orca.org.bd/
website maintained by Bangladesh Army
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