Adamjee Cantonment College
Co-educational College in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Adamjee Cantonment College
আদমজী ক্যান্টনমেন্ট কলেজ |
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Bangladesh | Coordinates | 23°47′41″N 90°23′36″E / 23.7946°N 90.3933°E / 23.7946; 90.3933 |
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Type | Intermediate, undergraduate and post graduate college |
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Motto | শিক্ষা, শৃঙ্খলা, নৈতিকতা (Education, discipline, morality) |
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Established | 16 February 1960; 64 years ago (1960-02-16) |
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Founder | Gul Muhammad Adamjee |
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School board | Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka |
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Authority | Bangladesh Army |
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Principal | Brigadier General Al Faroque Siddiquee, BSP, ndu, afwc, psc, MPhil |
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Staff | 114 |
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Faculty | 3 |
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Teaching staff | 110 (permanent) |
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Grades | Class XI-XII, honours and masters |
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Gender | co-ed |
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Age range | 14-25 |
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Enrollment | 6,500 |
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Language | Bengali and English |
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Campus size | 9.96 acre |
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Campus type | Urban |
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Nickname | ACC |
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Yearbook | প্রতীতি |
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Affiliation | National University, Bangladesh |
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Website | www.acc.edu.bd |
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Adamjee Cantonment College (Bengali: আদমজী ক্যান্টনমেন্ট কলেজ)[1][2] also known as ACC is an educational institution in Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka, Bangladesh.[3][4] The institution was established in 1960 following the ideology of originally renowned public schools of England – Eton and Harrow.[5] It is managed by the Bangladesh Army.[6][7] and primarily for the children of army personnel. But civilians' students can also study in this college.[8][9][10]
History
On 16 February 1960, Adamjee Cantonment College started its journey as an English-medium school founded by Gul Muhammad Adamjee (son of Sir Adamjee Haji Dawood, founder of Adamjee Group), The institution was later renamed Adamjee Cantonment College. A public school attached to the college served students through the first to tenth grade. The school was separated in 1995 and was made a totally independent institution.[11][12]
The college is noteworthy for its extracurricular activities which are performed by students that fall outside the realm of the normal curriculum of college education.[13] Examples include hosting science festivals and Model United Nations (MUN) assemblies,[14][15] participating in debate competitions and sports tournaments.[16][17] and so on.[18]
The college holds annual sports competitions that help students develop mental and physical toughness.[19][20][21]
Photo gallery
Notable alumni
- Salman Shah, Bangladeshi film actor[22]
- Ayman Sadiq, Bangladeshi education entrepreneur and founder of 10 Minute School[23]
- Asif Mahmud, Adviser to the Interim government of Bangladesh and a Coordinator of the Anti-discrimination Students Movement[24][25]
- Md. Mofizul Islam, Former Senior Secretary, Government of Bangladesh and Former Chairperson of Bangladesh Competition Commission[26][27]
- Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, Bangladesh Police officer and former Inspector General of Bangladesh Police[28]
- Mohammad Khaled Hossain, Bangladeshi mountaineer and film director[29]
- Piash Karim, sociologist and political commentator[30]
- Shafi Imam Rumi, freedom fighter and martyr in the Liberation War of Bangladesh[31]
- Tarique Rahman, politician and Acting Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party[32][33]
- Tareque Masud, Bangladeshi film director[34]
- Ferdous Ahmed, Bangladeshi film actor and producer[35]
- Tony Dias, Bangladeshi television actor and director[36]
References
External links
Media related to Adamjee Cantonment College at Wikimedia Commons
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