Raozan Government College

Raozan Government College, Chittagong (Bengali: রাউজান সরকারি কলেজ) is a government-run, honors-level, degree college in Raozan Upazila, Chittagong District, Bangladesh.[1] It was founded in 1963 by AKM Fazlul Kabir Chowdhury, a member of the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly.[2]

Raozan Government College
রাউজান সরকারি কলেজ
TypePublic
Established1963 (1963)
FounderAKM Fazlul Kabir Chowdhury
PrincipalMd. Nurul Islam Chowdhury
Students4000+
Undergraduates2000+
Location
Sultanpur, Raozan Upazila
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22°32′03″N 91°54′45″E / 22.5342°N 91.9125°E / 22.5342; 91.9125
Websiteraozancollege.edu.bd

In 2017, the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education ordered that the college, which had been private, would be nationalized.[3]

The campus is located on the south side of the Chittagong-Rangamati Highway in Sultanpur, Raozan Municipality, Chittagong. It is about 750 metres (2,460 ft) south of the Upazila headquarters.[4] BDT 12.1 million (US$150,000) has been allocated for the construction of a four-story information technology building.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "List of Colleges" (XLS). Secondary and Higher Education Division. 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b "5 colleges of Raozan to be equipped with IT curriculum". The New Nation. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Govt picks 285 colleges, 40 high schools for nationalisation". bdnews24.com. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Welcome To Our College". Raozan College (in Bengali). Retrieved 18 August 2017.