BAF Shaheen College Dhaka also known as BAFSD or Dhaka Shaheen is a

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Bangladeshi college (grades KG-XII) established and managed by the

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, primarily for the children of Air Force personnel. Civilians' children can also study at the college.

History

The institution was established by

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near Tejgaon Airport,

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now Birsreshto Shaheed Jahangir Gate,

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on 1 March 1960 for the children of the Air Force personnel as Shaheen School, an English-medium school. Later in 1967, Bengali medium was introduced along with English medium. Since the

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in 1971, The

has been running this educational institution. Meanwhile, Shaheen School was renamed as "Shaheen High School" and within a few years was recognized by the Dhaka Education Board. In the academic year 1977-78 Shaheen High School was renamed "BAF Shaheen College Dhaka" for the purpose of upgrading it to a higher secondary college. Degree (pass course) was introduced in the academic year 1990-91 and since then BAF Shaheen College Dhaka continues to function as a degree college. However, the degree was abolished from the academic year 2006–07. Later, English version curriculum was also introduced. In the year 2008, an alumni association was formed, namely the Ex Shaheens' Association Dhaka (ESAD). BAF Shaheen School and College gets its name from the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) and the word "Shaheen", which means "falcon" in Persian and Urdu. In the 2024 quota reform movement, a student of this college named Shafiq Uddin Ahmed Ahnaf died during the protest. BAFSD - Playground

Academics

Teaching is done in Bengali and English. The institution has three parts: *Primary Division (KG to Class V) *Junior Secondary and Secondary (Class VI to X) *College (Class XI and XII) Shaheen School Authority releases an admission circular for KG class every year and sometimes others classes also with morning and day shift (both an English version and Bengali-medium), on the other hand the college authority publishes an admission circular every year after the publication of the

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results. New students (both boys and girls) are admitted to the 11th grade via online applications. They are admitted to the college according to the merit list based on their obtained marks in the SSC examinations. The children of BAF personnel have a special quota for admission.

Hockey field

BAF Shaheen College Dhaka hockey field in

is the home ground for BAF Shaheen College Dhaka Hockey Team. It is the only institutional hockey ground in Bangladesh to contain

artificial turf Artificial turf is a surface of synthetic fibers made to look like natural grass, used in sports arenas, residential lawns and commercial applications that traditionally use grass. It is much more durable than grass and easily maintained wi ...

. Several national-level tournaments and inter-Shaheen tournaments are held there every year. It was constructed in 2014 to provide better infrastructural facilities to its hockey team and giving opportunities at the school and college level to arrange tournaments of international standard. Its construction began in December 2014. It was opened at the end of that month, making it the first artificial hockey turf of institutional level in Bangladesh.

Extracurricular clubs

The college has more than 18 extracurricular clubs.

Notable alumni

* Sheikh Rehana Siddiq, daughter of

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), also known by the honorific Bangabandhu, was a Bangladeshi politician, revolutionary, statesman and activist who was the founding president of Bangladesh. As the leader of Bangl ...

* Sheikh Kamal, son of

* Sheikh Jamal, son of

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, politician * Atiqul Islam, politician and former mayor * Shampa Reza, singer, actress * Kazi Salahuddin, former

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* Meher Afroz Shaon, actress, director and

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* Aupee Karim, actress, model, architect and dancer *

Khaled Mahmud Khaled Mahmud Sujon (born 26 July 1971) is a former Bangladeshi cricketer and current head coach of Dhaka Capitals.He is also a former Test and One Day International captain. A medium-pace bowler and middle-order batsman, he played internationa ...

, former cricketer and coach * Hasan Masood, actor, former journalist and military officer * Arafat Rahman son of

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* Safa Kabir, actress and model * Amitabh Reza Chowdhury, filmmaker * Munni Begum, singer * Alamgir Haq, singer * Sarjis Alam, activist * Nazir Ahmed Alok, former footballer

Notable faculty

* Dilara Zaman, actress

References

Footnotes Citations

External links

BAF Shaheen College Dhaka Official Website
* {{Colleges in Dhaka BAF Shaheen College Dhaka Universities and colleges in Dhaka Bangladesh Air Force Schools in Dhaka District Colleges in Dhaka District 1960 establishments in East Pakistan Educational institutions established in 1960