Government Saadat College ( bn, সরকারী সা'দত কলেজ) is an old public college in Karatia, Tangail, Bangladesh. It is often referred to as Karatia College.It was established in July 1926. The college is located at Karatia near the

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...

Tangail Tangail ( bn, টাঙ্গাইল, ), is a major city within the Dhaka Division in central Bangladesh. It sits on the bank of the Louhajang River, north-west of Dhaka, the nation's capital. It is considered to be the main urban area of ...

highway and about from the Tangail district. First Principal of the college Ibrahim Khan who is the Founder and Principal of Bhuapur College at Bhuapur, Tangail. Later named Ibrahim Khan Govt. College.

History

Sadat college is the first college in Bangladesh established by a Muslim Zamindar. It was founded by Wazed Ali Khan Panni, a

zamindar A zamindar ( Hindustani: Devanagari: , ; Persian: , ) in the Indian subcontinent was an autonomous or semiautonomous ruler of a province. The term itself came into use during the reign of Mughals and later the British had begun using it as a ...

and

educationalist Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Vari ...

of Tangail. He named it after his grandfather Saadat Ali Khan Panni. The founder member of Saadat college was Principal Ibrahim Khan. He was the first chief executive of the college. He worked in college till 1947. The college was upgraded as a

degree Degree may refer to: As a unit of measurement * Degree (angle), a unit of angle measurement ** Degree of geographical latitude ** Degree of geographical longitude * Degree symbol (°), a notation used in science, engineering, and mathematics ...

college in 1938. In Saadat college, the

Honours Honour (British English) or honor (American English; see spelling differences) is the idea of a bond between an individual and a society as a quality of a person that is both of social teaching and of personal ethos, that manifests itself as a ...

course was commenced in 1966 and the Masters course was commenced in 1974. The

Government of Bangladesh The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার — ) is the central executive government of Bangladesh. The government was constituted by the Con ...

promulgated the Saadat college as a national university college on July 7, 1979. It has Honours programme in 16 subjects and Masters programme in 10 subjects. The college is recognised as a postgraduate college. The college played a vital role in the liberation war of Bangladesh.

Faculties and departments

Saadat University comprises following four faculties: ;Faculty of Arts (

B.A 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 ...

) * Department of English * Department of Bengali * Department of History * Department of Philosophy * Department of Islamic history and culture * Department of Islamic study ;Faculty of Science (

B.SC A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University of ...

) * Department of Physics * Department of Chemistry * Department of Math * Department of Zoology * Department of Botany ;Faculty of Social Science ( B.S.S) * Department of Economics * Department of Social welfare * Department of Political science ;Faculty of Commerce (

B.B.A. Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) is a bachelor's degree in business administration awarded by colleges and universities after completion of undergraduate study in the fundamentals of business administration and usually including advanced ...

) * Department of Accounting * Department of Management * Department of Marketing * Department of Banking & Finance The college offers

Master degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

in English, Zoology, Chemistry, Mathematics.

Facilities and social organisations

The main building of this college is surrounded within of area. Inside the campus area there are one college auditorium, two students' common room, one central library, Health services, one sports office, one B.N.C.C office room, one

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office, one Mosque and one canteen available for students. There are 5 laboratories available for science faculty - (I) Physics (ii) Chemistry (iii) Math (iv) Zoology and (v) Botany. The college also has 16 seminar rooms. The college library has 200 rare medieval

manuscripts A manuscript (abbreviated MS for singular and MSS for plural) was, traditionally, any document written by hand – or, once practical typewriters became available, typewritten – as opposed to mechanically printed or reproduced in ...

, including some other manuscripts written by Shahnama. Since its inception, the college has been providing lodging facilities for its students.

BNCC Unit

After the establishment of the Bangladesh National Cadet Corps, The BNCC made its debut at Government Saadat College. The unit's first P.U.O. Md. Abdul Majid and the first C.U.O. Md. Nobi Haider Badal. From that point inwards, the unit of Saadat College BNCC got modernized through the many changes and the arrival of the BNCC Women's Platoon on 1 August 2018. The cadets of Saadat College have been able to play a vital role in the development activities undertaken for the welfare of the country and the nation. The unit hopes to establish itself as a second-class self-contained military unit in the future. Government Saadat College BNCC Platoon

Halls of residence

There are 6 halls to provide a convenient accommodation for Saadat college students. The 4 for males and the other 2 is for females. The halls for male students are: * Wazed Ali Khan Panni Hall * Ebrahim Khan Hall * Somman Hall * Uttara Hall And the halls for female students are: * Fazilatunnesa Hall * Chhatrinibas Hall In addition, More steps are being taken to increase accommodation for female students.

Notable alumni

Some of the notable alumni of Government Saadat College. * Abdul Haque (Writer) * Bonde Ali Mia (Poet) * Osman Ghani Khan (Former chairman of the United Nations Board of Auditors) *

P. C. Sorcar Protul Chandra Sorcar (23 February 19136 January 1971) was an Indian magician. He was an internationally active magician throughout the 1950s and 1960s, performing his ''Indrajal'' show before live audiences and on television. Sorcar died of a ...

(Magician) *

Selim Al Din Selim Al Deen (18 August 1949 – 14 January 2008) was a Bangladeshi playwright and theatre artist. He was the founder chairperson of the Department of Drama and Dramatics at Jahangirnagar University. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Awar ...

(Dramatist) *

Shajahan Siraj Shajahan Siraj (1 March 1943 – 14 July 2020) was a Bangladeshi politician who served as the vice chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). As a student, he was involved with the Bangladesh Liberation War. He was one of the founders o ...

(Ex-minister) *

Shamsul Haque Shams ul Haq (transliterations vary), an Arabic phrase meaning "Sun of the Truth", is a male Muslim given name. Notable bearers of the name include; * Muhammad Shams-ul-Haq Azimabadi (1857–1911), Indian Hadith scholar * Shamsul Haque Faridpuri ( ...

(First Secretary of Awami Muslim League)

References

External links

Government Saadat College at Facebook
{{Public Colleges under National University in Bangladesh Educational institutions established in 1926 1926 establishments in India Education in Tangail