- Source: Harinarayanpur Bahumukhi High School
Harinarayanpur Bahumukhi High School or Harinarayanpur Multipurpose High School (Bengali: হরিনারায়ণপুর বহুমুখী উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়) is a secondary school located in Harinarayanpur of Sadar Upazila of Kushtia District. The school was built during the British period and was an educational institution recognized by Calcutta University at that time . The school has a considerable reputation for institutional success.
Location
The school is located in Harinarayanpur Bazar, Harinarayanpur Union, Sadar Upazila, Kushtia District. The distance of the school from Kushtia city is 22 km via Kushtia-Jhenaidah highway . Kushtia-Jhenaidah highway distance from the school is 2.1 km.
History
In 1891, the school was established on the west bank of Kaliganga River by the joint initiative of the residents of Harinarayanpur village. Kalidas Chakraborty, Ramgopal Bhattacharya, Kalidas Bhattacharya Tarkalankar, Harishchandra Chowdhury, Navin Chowdhury and Lolitmohan Pramanik are among those who played a special role in the establishment of the school in Harinarayanpur village. Apart from Harinarayanpur village, residents of some nearby villages also played a role in establishing the school. Among them the names of Umanath Sen of Bardi village, Shivnath Majumder, Krishnanath Sarkar, Dharpur resident Gopal Chandra Bhowmik, Gopinath Sanyal Shantidanga resident Mahima Chandra Biswas and Sadhucharan Biswas are mentioned.
At first, school activities started in thatched houses. The thatched house was set on fire several times due to conflict between divided villagers. In 1900, Kushtia Sub-Divisional Administrator Biren Sen took the initiative to establish the school in a paved building. In 1902, he laid the foundation of paved building. The construction of which was completed in 1908. In 1909, the school was recognized by Calcutta University as Harinarayanpur H.E. School.
Infrastructure
The total number of buildings in the school is 6, out of which 3 are two-story, 1 is six-story new academic building, 1 is single-story, and 1 is tin shed. The school has a dormitory, a head teacher's residence, well-equipped library, computer lab and science laboratory. The school also has its own playground and a distinctive Shaheed Minar (monument to commemorate those killed during the Bengali Language Movement) .
Educational activities
The school is under the Jessore Board at secondary level. There are 03 sections in 9th-10th class; they are:
Department of Science
Department of Humanities
Department of Commerce
Gallery
Bibliography
মোঃ রেজাউল করিম (Md. Rezaul Karim) (December 2022). কুষ্টিয়ার প্রত্ননিদর্শন [Archeology of Kushtia] (in Bengali) (1st ed.). 38/2k (ক) Banglabazar, Dhaka 1100: গতিধারা (Gatidhara). pp. 186–189. ISBN 978-984-8950-41-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
