Eductional Institutes of Rajshahi

Educational History and Rajshahi College

As an education city the foundation of Rajshahi mega city was laid through the establishment of Bawlia English School in 1928. This institution became famous as the path finer in the history of the modern education in the East Bengal. Mainly “ Bawlia English School” was established with a view to expand English education infrastructure by the initiative of English officials along with the cities of Rajshahi. The very little Bawlia English School of that time is well known today as the Rajshahi collegiate School. In 1836 the Bawlia English School was renamed as Rajshahi Collegiate School and became gradually familiar by this name and for the higher education of the students of this school. It is a very prime necessity a college and for the fulfillment of this necessity the very first and best college, the Rajshahi College was situated.

With a view to establish a college in Rajshahi city, Raja Horonath Roy Chowdhury of Dubal Hati donated a property from his Jamindeary estate in 1872 and valuation of that property was about tk5000/= and in 1873 the Government permitted to upgrade this college in to a second class education Institute. It was in 1873, when this college was started by the side of collegiate school with only six students and it is remarkable that out of those six students one only was from Muslim community.

Within two years after its establishment and because of its growing progress of success and reputation, in 1875 there was the proposal of upgrading the college into first class college and through the Rajshahi Association the king of Dighapotia Promothnath donate tk15000 and it helps the college to make it first class as per the proposal. In 1878 this college was upgraded in to 1st grade and B.A Course was stated from this time. At that time MR.FT Dowding was the principal of this college.

As a first class institute, Rajshahi College became famous very rapidly. And that is why in 1878 this college was permitted to start Masters course for the students. In accordance with this the BL class was started in 1883. But in 1909 the registration of Kolilata University was postponed. This step was probably the part of the Education Squired Policy of East Bangle by the British Government. But the Honours course was communing in Rajshahi College probably from 1884-85 education year.

In 1873 Rajshahi College was started with only six students towards an unknown future. But gradually the college had in golden future by overcoming all uncertainty and obstacles. In 1878 the number of student in Rajshahi College was 100 and it increase in every year. In 1900 the number of students were 200 and in 1910 it was 400 and 1924 it increase up to 1000 and in 2006-2007 education year the number of students is about 23000 and nine academic buildings.

Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET)

Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) in the second oldest Engineering University in Bangladesh. It was founded in 1964 with four major departments civil, Electrical and Electronic and Mechanical Engineering. Later in 1986 it was converted into an independent institute “ Bangladesh Institute if Technology (BIT), Rajshahi”. Later in 2002 the name of this institute became Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET). It has about two thousand students in undergraduate, postgraduate engineering and science in this institute. It has also 200 teachers also.

Rajshahi University

Rajshahi University is one of the important institutions of Rajshahi as well as the northern part of Bangladesh. It is located in Motihar, the eastern side of Rajshahi city. The campus area is nearly 753 acres. It has boundary wall and the total campus is controlled through three boundary security gates. It has eleven large academic buildings - five for the arts, business studies and social sciences, four for the sciences and two for agriculture studies.

Rajshahi Medical College

Rajshahi Medical College was established in 1956. It is located in Rajshahi. It is a state sponsored Medical College. This Medical College has a large hospital and it provides health care in the northern part of Bangladesh. Every year a lot of students get admitted themselves in the MBBS program.