Ananda_Mohan_College

Ananda Mohan College

Ananda Mohan College

The oldest college in Mymensingh, Bangladesh


Ananda Mohan College (Bengali: আনন্দ মোহন কলেজ) or Government Ananda Mohan College is a fully government-aided public college, affiliated to National University, Bangladesh and Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Mymensingh in Mymensingh, Bangladesh.[1][2] One of the oldest educational premises in South Asia, the institute was established in 1880 by Ananda Mohan Bose as Mymensingh Institution during British Raj.[3][4][5] [6]

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History

Anandamohan Bose, who founded the City College in 1878, decided to open a branch of it at his home town in Mymensingh. In 1880, an educational institution was established at the residence of Ananda Mohan as Mymensingh Institution, later named the City Collegiate School in 1883.[7] In 1901 City Collegiate School opened college section and named Mymensingh City College. Later the college section of the institution was shifted to College Road on 1 January 1908 as a college and then it was named after him. In 1964, the college was nationalized.[8]

A monument of the visiting of Rabindranth Tagore at the Ananda Mohan College Campus on 16 February 1926

Notable alumni

See also


References

  1. "Ananda Mohan College vice principal's office ransacked". 4 January 2000.
  2. "History of Ananda Mohan College". Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  3. Islam, Aminul (27 January 2008). "Centenary of AMC College, Mymensingh". Star Campus. The Daily Star.
  4. Ghosh, Pansy Chhaya (1973). "Ghosh, Surendra Mohan (1893-)". In Sen, S. P. (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. II. Calcutta: Institute of Historical Studies. pp. 63–64. OCLC 58642818.
  5. Hossain, Md. Zakir (2012). "Ananda Mohan College". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  6. প্রখ্যাত ব্যক্তিত্ব [Famous Personalities]. Iswarganj Upazila (in Bengali).

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