Rangpur Zila School (Rangpur District School) is a school located in Rangpur District, Bangladesh. It is one of the earliest schools established in Bengal.
The school was established in 1832 as Rangpur Zamindar School, by the
local Zaminders or landlords. Nathial Smith, the district collector
working for the British East India Company led government, also had a central role. The school was inaugurated by Lord William Bentinck,
the erstwhile Governor General of Bengal. The Maharaja or Cooch Bihar
donated funds for construction of the school building. Krishna Nath Ray
joined as the first headmaster of the school.
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The school was taken under the management of the Government of British India in 1857. It was affiliated with the Calcutta University. In 1862, it was renamed to Rangpur Zilla School.
The school building and other facilities were expanded between 1870 and 1874.
But it is a matter of great sorrow that the house burnt down in 1878
and the school had a very precarious existence for the next few years.
Then it was first removed to Keranipara where the classes were held in
different private houses for about a year. It was then shifted to the
coochbehar building whose ruins are hardly to be seen near the main
entrance of the present school compound the building bei
History
The school was established in 1832 as Rangpur Zamindar School, by the
local Zaminders or landlords. Nathial Smith, the district collector
working for the British East India Company led government, also had a central role. The school was inaugurated by Lord William Bentinck,
the erstwhile Governor General of Bengal. The Maharaja or Cooch Bihar
donated funds for construction of the school building. Krishna Nath Ray
joined as the first headmaster of the school.
ng very old and
in a dilapidated condition the school was again shifted to the
silk-godown of Mr. Rainy in the north-west of the present district board
building where it continued for one year. It was removed to a big house
(Atchala) where the present demonstration farm stands. It continued
there for five years. It was during this period that the school was
raised to the status of a second grade college. Babu Chandra Nath
Bhattacharjee, Head teacher, became the principal and the renowned
Pandit Jadabeswar Tarkartna, the professor of Sanskrit. The college
lasted for only four years and had to be reduced to its former Status
for paucity of students.
The foundation of the present building was laid on 15.66 acres of
land in2883 by Sir Ashley Eden the then Lieutenant Governor of Bengal
and the School was removed there the same year, Quarters for the
headteacher’s subsequently provided by a private endowment fund which
was administered by district Magistrate. The interest being spent for
the up-keep of the same.
Since then the school has gradually developed into a first class
institution catering to the educational needs of the various communities
of the district. Science side classes, a special feature of the school,
were opened in 1904 and to meet the growing demand for accommodation
four commodious rooms were added to the original building in 1915. In
order to provide facilities for moffussil (that is rural) student three
hostels have been attached to the school. The Hindu and Kshatriya Hostel
were constructed in 1919. The school now possesses extensive play
grounds, commodious three storied hostels, a spacious common room, an
auditorium with modern facilities, a large library, an open air
gymnasium, and small flower garden. The centenary of the school was
celebrated on the 11th April, 1937. Recently this year it has celebrated
the one century and 175 years.[1]
Rangpur Zilla School was continuing its double shifts since 1991,
namely the Morning shift and the Day shift. Morning shift had grade
three to grade ten with 850 students. On the contrary the Day shift had
880 students with grade three to Ten. Both shifts have experience and
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