Kurigram Government High School Turns 115

ABDUL WAHED:

Kurigram Government High School has recently turned 115. The school is a top institution of the secondary level educational institutions in the district.

At first the school was set up in Kurigram town near Dharla river in 1895. Then the name of the school was Kurigram High English School and the first Headmaster of the school was Bireswar Roy.

The school is one of the six high schools of greater Rangpur district in 1895. The name of the school was published in Kolkata gadget in 1896. The school has kept image of its well performance for long. The school was nationalized on the 15th November in 1968.

At first eight students from the school were participated in the Entrance Examination under Kolkata Education Board in 1895. The pioneer students were Kripa Nath Datta, Jatindra Nath Chakrabarti, Kaylash Chandra, Kaminikanta Majumdar, Kaliproshanna Shannal, Gopal Chandra Gooh, Protap Chandra Roy and Pran Gobinda Bhattacharja. In the examination only one student passed, who Jatindra Nath Chakrabarti scored in second division.

It is learnt that the first construction of school was gone down in the river Dharla by erosion in 1956. Next the school was set up on 7.60 acres of the government acquired land in the heart of the town. There was no brick construction building of the school up to 20 years from opening school when students were taught in a long tin-shed construction. At first a brick building was constructed in the school in 1916 which was stay up to 1956 causing the school was eroded in Dharla river. In presence the institution stands on a large campus (7.60 acres of land) with buildings, a generous smattering of trees, a large pond and a big playground. The school has 30 teachers including Asst. Headmaster and Headmaster, catering to 720 students in two shifts. There are three facilities science, arts and commerce. Library which contains about 2,500 books, science laboratory and computer laboratory have been facilitated for the students. There are a teachers’ dormitory and a student hostel of 32 seats in the school.

The school has been conducting general educations with co-curriculum activities of sports, culture, scouting and Red Crescent Society for the students. The school students have been winning several awards in different sports and cultural functions every year. This year the school students participated in the national Science Olympiad-2010 in Dhaka and got a championship trophy in Interschool Debate Commpitition-2010 in the district.

Every year the number of students has been scoring GPA-5 in SSC examinations under Rajshahi Education Board (now under Dinajpur Education Board) and has been keeping their position in top level in other secondary institutions in the district. Most of the students are being admitted in Higher Secondary Class in top level colleges of the country.

Number of students had kept contributions in the country in different positions as social and government servants. Some of them are the first student JatindraNath Chakrabarti (Matriculation in 1895) who was an advocate, Congress politician, member of law-cabinet and social leader, Pana Ullah Ahmed (Matriculation in 1923) was deputy Commissioner of Dinajpur district, Kazi Enamul Haque (Matriculation in 1925) was a Joint Secretary of Customs, Panir Uddin Ahmed (Matriculation in 1926) was Secretary of Muslim League in 1955 and member of National Council, Reaz Uddin Ahmed, nickname Bhola Mia (Matriculation in 1941) was an advocate, Minister and Deputy Speaker, dramatist Syed Shamsul Haque was a student of the school, Hossen Ali PhD (Matriculation in 1965) is a professor of BUET and Major (retd) Abdus Salam (SSC in 1968) was a General Manager of Bangladesh Airlines.

Present Headmaster of the school Farida Yasmin said to The Daily Star, “We are trying to keep well performance and teaching quality education to our students. Students are learning in well environment by number of good teachers. We are preparing our students as about all rounder through teaching co-curriculum educations. Our students are bringing good achievements from others level of the country with the good score in deferent events in the district”.