Government Hazi Mohammad Mohsin College
Government Hazi Muhammad Mohsin College (Bengali: সরকারি হাজী মুহাম্মদ মহসীন কলেজ) (Alternative Spelling : Government Hazi Mohammad Mohsin College) is a renowned government college in Chittagong, Bangladesh and one of the oldest colleges in Bangladesh. The college is named after Muhammad Mohsin, the 19th-century philanthropist.
| Government Hazi Muhammad Mohsin College, Chattogram সরকারি হাজী মুহাম্মদ মহসিন কলেজ, চট্টগ্রাম | |
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| Location | |
College Road, Chawkbazar, Chittagong | |
| Coordinates | 22°21′13.35″N 91°50′8.84″E |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | জ্ঞানই আলো (Knowledge for enlightened) |
| Established | 1874 |
| Founder | Mir Abdur Rashid |
| Principal | Anjan Kumar Nandi |
| Enrollment | 10,000 |
| Medium of language | Bengali |
| Campus size | 31 acres |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Yellow, Green, Red and Purple |
| Sports | Football, cricket, basketball |
| Affiliation | Bangladesh National University
Bangladesh Open University |
| Website | mohsincollege |
History
Under the auspices of the 'Mohsin Fund' formed by the "Waqf-state" of Hazi Muhammad Mohsin, it was established in 1874 as Chittagong Madrasa. In 1915, Madrasha education underwent a remarkable change and in 1918 a change named as New Scheme Madrasa came into force to strengthen Madrasa education. Chittagong Madrasa housed in Portuguese Building was gradually developed into Islamic Intermediate College in 1927 to ensure higher education for the students. In 1967 government higher secondary college was founded at the foot of the hill on which Islamic Intermediate College was housed in the Portuguese Building. On 20 July 1979, new college named Hazi Muhammad Mohsin College, Chittagong came into existence though the unification of Islamic Intermediate College and government higher secondary college. Now Hazi Muhammad Mohsin College is a pioneer college of Bangladesh.[1]
Campus
The College area covers almost 31 acres (130,000 m2) of land decked with beautiful landscape. The college Campus wears a garb of natural panoramic beauty. It is housed in eight metalled buildings on an extensive beautiful campus in the lap of nature. The beautiful campus provides the students with a friendly and healthy atmosphere to study in natural tranquility. Here both head and heart go together. A beautiful playground stretches to the south of the college gate, supplying the students a great scope to participate in different games and sports.
The college campus upholds the ancient architectural beauty in the shape of a building built by the Portuguese. This building reminds one of their architectural taste and temperament. The building is almost a century years old. It is called Darul Adalat. It was the first court of Chittagong during the British colonial rule. And the local called it Portuguese Building. Some say that the building is used to using as a fort of Portuguese fort of Portuguese pirates in 16th century. Mohsin College (then Madrasa) bought the hill along with the building for tk 30000 in 1879.[2]
Two hostels situated to the west of the administrative Building offer arrangement for 100 students. One more hostel is situated to the south of the Commerce Department Building. There stands the Principal's House, to the south of Commerce Building and on the top of the hill, stands the college mosque. recently another one stored building is build in this campous due to a lot of student.
Faculties and departments
The college has four faculties:
Faculty of Science
The faculty of science comprises the following departments:
- Department of Physics
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Botany
- Department of Zoology
- Department of Mathematics
Faculty of Arts
The faculty comprises the following departments:
- Department of Philosophy
- Department of Bengali
- Department of English
- Department of Islamic Studies
- Department of Islamic History and Culture
Faculty of Business
The faculty comprises the following departments:
- Department of Accounting
- Department of Management
- Department of Finance
Faculty of Social Science
The faculty comprises the following departments:
- Department of Economics
- Department of Political Science
Notable alumni
- Shantanu Biswas (25 October 1954 – 12 July 2019), dramatist, playwright, singer-songwriter
References
- "Haji Muhammad Mohsin College - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
- "Historic site in neglect". The Daily Star. 19 March 2013.