- Source: Sylhet Government Pilot High School
The Sylhet Government Pilot High School (Bengali: সিলেট সরকারি পাইলট উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়) is one of the oldest schools in Bangladesh as well as in Indian Subcontinent. Founded in 1836, it is situated in the Kalighat area of Sylhet, on the bank of the Surma River.
History
Around 1830, during the rule of the British East India Company, Lord Bentick ordered the establishment of this school in order to make the people of the region speak English properly. In 1841, only 41 students were studying here. Reverend Price then took charge of the school as headmaster and transformed the school into a missionary school. The school was then handed over to Reverend Price. In 1869 the name of the school was changed to "Sylhet Government High School" and Roy Sahib Durga Kumar Bose was appointed as the headmaster of the school. The school was destroyed in the earthquake of 1897 and later the school was moved to its present location (Kalighat). When Roy Saheb Durga Kumar Bose voluntarily retired in 1903, Baikunthanath Bhattacharya took charge as the headmaster of the school. Another earthquake destroyed the school in 1918 and the school was rebuilt in 1919. In 1926, the school was damaged by a severe flood and in 1929, the entire school, except for one building, was destroyed by fire. During World War II in 1939, the school building was used as a camp for soldiers, and after the soldiers left, the school resumed its work.In 1955 the school was named Sylhet Government Pilot High School by the project of piloting schools by East Pakistan Government. In 1962, Abdul Wahid Chowdhury took over as headmaster and improved the science lab and increased the number of teachers. In 1967 he was selected as the best head teacher of Chittagong division. In the same year. He was awarded "Tamga-e-Khedmat" for his radical transformation of the school. In 1971, Pakistani soldiers set fire to the school, destroying many important documents and burning books. In 1999, the school was divided into morning and day shifts.
Events
Sylhet Gov. Pilot High School won the national prize in 2003.
Sylhet Government Pilot High School celebrated its 175th anniversary in 2010 with a grand reunion on 20 and 21 January 2010 at the school campus.
Notable alumni
Alphabetically listed according to the last name.
Rafique Uddin Ahmed - scientist, electrical engineer
Syed Mujtaba Ali - writer
Abdul Malik (physician)
Arup Ratan Choudhury - dental surgeon
Humayun Rashid Choudhury - Speaker of the National Parliament (1996–2001)
Mahmudul Amin Choudhury - Chief Justice (2001–2002)
Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury - Chief of Army Staff (2002-2005)
Jamilur Reza Choudhury, Structural Engineer
Sadruddin Ahmed Chowdhury - professor and founding vice chancellor of SUST
Sundari Mohan Das - medical doctor
Shuvro Dev - Singer
Faruk Rashid Chowdhury - Minister of State for Finance (1987–1991)
Mohammed Farashuddin - Governor of Bangladesh Bank (1998–2001)
Syed Manzoorul Islam - writer, winner of Ekhushe Award
Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran - Mayor of Sylhet City Corporation (2003–2013)
Faruq Ahmed Choudhury - diplomat
Ariful Haque Choudhury - Mayor of Sylhet City Corporation
Khalil Ullah Khan - film actor
Abu Sayeed Ayyub - Philosopher
Abdul Malik - National Professor of Bangladesh
AK Abdul Momen - Foreign Minister
Abul Maal Abdul Muhith - Minister of Finance (1982–1984 and 2009–2019)
M. A. G. Osmani - Commander in Chief, Bangladesh Liberation Army, 1971
Abu Nasr Waheed - educationist
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Sylhet Government Pilot High School
- High schools in Bangladesh
- Government High School for Boys
- Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Sylhet
- List of educational institutions in Sylhet District
- Syed Mujtaba Ali
- Syed Manzoorul Islam
- Arup Ratan Choudhury
- Shafiul Alam Chowdhury Nadel
- M. A. G. Osmani
