Government Brojomohun College
সরকারি ব্রজমোহন কলেজ (ব্রজমোহন বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় কলেজ) | |
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| Motto | সত্য, প্রেম ও পবিত্রতা |
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Motto in English | Truth, Love and Purity |
| Type | University college |
| Established | 14 June 1889 |
| Affiliation | Bangladesh National University |
| Principal | Professor Dr. Sheikh Md. Tazul Islam |
| Students | 30,000+ |
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| Campus | Urban (60 acres) |
| Website | bmcollege |
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Govt. Brojomohun College (Brojomohun University College),[1] commonly known as B.M. College, is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in Bangladesh. It is located in the city of Barishal in south-western Bangladesh.[2]
History
[edit | edit source]On June 14, 1889, Ashwini Kumar Dutta founded Brojo Mohan College, which was named after his father, Brajamohan Dutta.[2][3]
The first principal of the college was Babu Gyan Chandra Chowdhury.[4] While Ashwini Kumar Dutta taught English and logic, Kali Prasanna Ghosh taught history and Kamini Kumar Bidya Ratna taught Sanskrit and Bengali. In 1898, BM College was transformed into a "First Grade College" from a "Second Grade College". In 1912, the college went to government management from personal management strategy. In the beginning the college used the BM School campus and was relocated its own present complex sometime later.
BM College, affiliated to University of Calcutta, started honours course in English and philosophy in 1922, in Sanskrit and mathematics in 1925, in chemistry in 1928, and in economics in 1929. The time from 1922 to 1948 is called the "Golden Period" of the college. The governor of Bengal at that time, Sir Udbarn, once commented on BM College, "The college promises some day to challenge the supremacy of the metropolitan (Presidency) College."
After the partition of India creation of Pakistan in 1947, the college lacked teachers and the student body fell to one third of its post-war size. This made it difficult to teach the same numbers of courses and as a result the two year Honors curriculum conducted by Calcutta University was replaced with the three Honors curriculum of Dhaka University. As a consequence, Honors courses except Mathematics were abolished in 1950. In 1952, Honors in mathematics had also been discontinued. In 1964, Honors in economics restarted. Several other Honors and Masters Courses started between 1972 and 2005.
The time since 1965 has been called the "Age of Enrichment" of the college. There are 20 degree (pass) courses, 22 Honors courses and 21 Masters courses at BM College. On 10 January 2014, Honors Course in Statistics was launched under the leadership of Professor Biplab Kumar Bhattacharjee in collaboration with Prof. Nasim Haider. Professor Biplab Kumar Bhattacharjee was the founding head of the Department of Statistics. Its journey started with only 11 students, also he HSC course is reestablished in 2016.
Academic departments
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The university has 22 departments under 4 faculties. The faculties are:
Faculty of Arts
[edit | edit source]- Department of Bangla
- Department of English
- Department of History
- Department of Philosophy
- Department of Islamic Studies
- Department of Islamic History and Culture
- Department of Sanskrit
Faculty of Business Studies
[edit | edit source]- Department of Finance & Banking
- Department of Accounting
- Department of Marketing
- Department of Management
Faculty of Science
[edit | edit source]- Department of Botany
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Physics
- Department of Soil Science
- Department of Statistics
- Department of Zoology
Faculty of Social Sciences
[edit | edit source]- Department of Economics
- Department of Sociology
- Department of Political Science
- Department of Social Work
Co-curricular activities
[edit | edit source]- Bangladesh Rover Scout
- Bangladesh National Cadet Corps - Sundarban Regiment
- Uttoron Cultural Organization
- Cultural Council
- Brojomohun Theatre
- Badhan Foundation
- Sandhani
- Brojomohun College Film Society
- Brojomohun College Debating Club (BMCDC)
Notable alumni
[edit | edit source]- Jibanananda Das, poet, writer, novelist and essayist
- Abdul Wahab Khan, third Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan
- Jogendra Nath Mandal, Law minister in Interim Government of India and Pakistan's first law and labour minister
- Wali Gandhi (1907-1978), journalist, writer, and political activist
- Bir Sreshtho Mohiuddin Jahangir, awarded the highest recognition of bravery in the Bangladesh Army
- Shaheed (Martyr) Lieutenant Commander Moazzem Hossain, accused of Agartala Conspiracy Case and awarded Independence Day Award, the highest state award given by the government of Bangladesh
- Altaf Mahmud, musician, cultural activist and martyred freedom fighter
- Promode Dasgupta, West Bengal State Secretary of the CPI(M)
- Narayan Gangopadhyay, South Asian author
- Ahsan Habib, poet and writer
- Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder, businessman, educationist and politician
- Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani, Politician, Founder of Mujib Bahini and Jubo League
- Siraj Sikder Politician, Communist revolutionary
- Professor Biplab Kumar Bhattacharjee was the founding head of the Department of Statistics.
- Shawkat Hossain Hiron, Bangladeshi Politician
Notable faculty members
[edit | edit source]- Jibanananda Das, taught English
- Kabir Chowdhury, former principal[5]
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