Dr. Khastagir Government Girls' High School

Dr. Khastagir Government Girls' High School ডা. খাস্তগীর সরকার বালিকা উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়
Location
Chattogram Bangladesh
Coordinates	22.3479°N 91.8345°E / 22.3479; 91.8345
Information
Type	Public, girls', double shifted school
Motto	জ্ঞান চরিত্র সেবা (Knowledge, Integrity, Service)
Established	1907 (118 years ago) (1907)
Founder	Annadacharan Khastagir
School district	Chattogram
Headmaster	Ofm Yunus
Staff	~80
Faculty	Commerce, humanities, science
Grades	5–10
Number of students	~2,000
Language	Bangla
Website	drkhastagirschool.edu.bd

Dr. Khastagir Government Girls' High School is a governmental secondary school in Chattogram, Bangladesh. It is near Jamal Khan, in the central part of the city. It was established by Annadacharan Khastagir.^[1]

History

The school celebrated 100 years in operation in 2007. Many of its alumnae gathered to join in the three-day-long celebration. The celebration ended with participating students, teachers and guests singing Tagore's "Purano Sei Diner Kotha".^[2]

Academics

The school follows the general national curriculum of the Bangladeshi education system and provides education to girls from primary (starting from grade 5) to secondary level (grades 6 to 10).

There are two academic terms in the year. The first starts around mid-June and ends at the beginning of July. The final term starts around last-November and ends at the beginning of November.^[3]

The students have a month-long summer holiday after the first term and winter holidays after their final term.

Notable alumni

• Novera Ahmed – sculptor; credited for the original design of the Shaheed Minar monument
• Shamsunnahar Mahmud – writer, politician and educator^[4]
• Pratibha Mutsuddi – Bengali Language Movement hero, educator and women activist; recipient, Ekushey Padak award^[5]
• Ivy Rahman – politician; affiliated with the Bangladesh Awami League^[6]
• Pritilata Waddedar – anti-British revolutionary^[6][7]

See also

• Education in Bangladesh
• List of schools in Chittagong

References

1. "Dressing to Cure – Kadambini, Anandibai and Better Medical Care for Women". The Telegraph. Calcutta. 12 August 2007. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
2. "Celebrations Take Alumnae Back to Joyous Schooldays". The Daily Star. 2 January 2008.
3. "Admission tests in Ctg govt schools begins today". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 20 December 2014. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
4. Saifuzzaman, AKM (2012). "Mahmud, Shamsunnahar". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
5. আমাদের জেগে ওঠার দিন [Let us wake up]. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 11 February 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
6. "Khastagir School celebrates 100th anniversary". The Daily Star. 29 December 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
7. Amin, Sonia (2012). "Waddedar, Pritilata". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.