RAJSHAHI, Jan 27, 2019 (BSS)- Rajshahi Collegiate School, one of the
oldest schools in the subcontinent, has celebrated its 190th founding
anniversary festival amidst a two-day fanfare and participation of a large
number of old and present students.
Local lawmaker and general secretary of Workers Party of Bangladesh Fazely
Hossain Badsha, MP, who is also a former student of the school, attended and
addressed the closing ceremony of the event last night as chief guest.
British Governor General of India Lord William Bentinck established this
school in 1828 on 0.9725 acres of land and named it “Bawlia English School”
to spread English language all over the country.
This is the first and oldest school in the country and has a long tradition
and reputation of spreading the light of education.
More than 4,000 former and current students joined the programme.
Chaired by president of former students association Dr Shahadat Hossain
Rawshan, the closing session was addressed, among others, by former students
Major Gen (Retd) Jamil Ahsan and Brig Gen (Retd) AHM Abdul Momen.