Kabi Nazrul Government College
Kabi Nazrul Government College is a governmental college located in Luxmibazar, Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It was formerly known as Govt. Kabi Nazrul College.
It offers higher secondary education as well as bachelor's degree and master's degree programmes. Its former name was Mohasania Madrasa. The name of the institution has been changed four times, the current name is "Kabi Nazrul Govt. College." It was affiliated with the University of Dhaka from February 2017 to January 2025.
History
In 1874, Mohasania Madrasah was established by a grant from the Mohsin Fund. It was built on the model of Calcutta Alia Madrasah. The institute was later known as Dhaka Madrasah. In 1915, it became Dhaka High Madrasah. In 1916, the Anglo-Persian department became a separate school named Dhaka Government Muslim High School.After the establishment of University of Dhaka in 1921, the school was upgraded to a college and renamed Islamia Intermediate College. In 1968, the college section was named Government College Dhaka and was given its current name in 1972.
Academics
Kabi Nazrul Government College offers Higher Secondary Certificate, four-year honours and one-year master's courses in various majors.Faculty of Science
- Botany
- Chemistry
- Geography & Environment
- Mathematics
- Zoology
- Physics
Faculty of Arts and Social Science
- Arabic
- Bengali
- Economics
- English
- History
- Islamic History and Culture
- Islamic Studies
- Philosophy
- Physical Exercise
- Political Science
Faculty of Business Studies
- Finance and Banking
- Accounting
- Management
- Marketing
Notable alumni
- Salma Khatun, Bangladesh's first female locomotive driver.
- Sheikh Shaheb Ali, international football coach and player.