Government Ashek Mahmud College
Government Ashek Mahmud College is an institution of higher education in Jamalpur District, Bangladesh.
History
Jamalpur College was established on 10 August 1946.[1][2] The college started with 160 students.[1] Ashek Mahmud Talukder, a landlord from what is now Madarganj Upazila, made a substantial donation to the college, in recognition of which, in 1947, it was renamed Ashek Mahmud College.[1][2] The college was initially under the University of Calcutta. After the Partition of India, it came under Dacca University.[3]
The college was nationalized on 7 May 1979, becoming Government Ashek Mahmud College.[2] It became an affiliated college of National University in 1992.[3]
Also in 1992, it introduced its first honors courses, in Bengali and management.[4] Master's degree courses were added in the same two fields in 1995. Three years later, master's courses were added in accounting and political science. Honors courses in economics and mathematics were added in 2001. In 2005, honors courses followed in seven more subjects: biology, chemistry, English, Islamic history, philosophy, political science, and zoology. Two years later, an honors courses in Islamic education was introduced.[5]
In 2011, the college applied to the Ministry of Education for permission to start master's courses in eight additional subjects. National University opposed the plan because the college did not have enough teachers. The college asked the Ministry of Public Administration to create 110 new positions, but only 13 were approved.[6] After further review, the college added seven additional postgraduate courses in 2015.[7]
Department
| Science | Arts | Business Studies |
|---|---|---|
| Physics | Islamic Study | Accounting |
| Math | Islamic history | Management |
| Chemistry | Philosophy | Finance |
| Botany | Bangla | Statistics |
| Zoology | English | BBA |
Notable people
Faculty
- Abdus Salam, state minister for agriculture[8]
Alumni
- Md Abul Kalam Azad, principal secretary to the Prime Minister's Office[1]
- Amjad Hossain, film director[1]
- Ariful Islam, cricketer[1]
- Khondakar Ashraf Hossain, author[4]
- Mirza Azam, state minister for textiles and jute[1]
- Muhammad Kamaruzzaman, politician and journalist[9]
- Nazrul Islam Babu, lyricist, Ekushey Padak recipient[10]
- Rahat Khan, journalist, litterateur, and teacher[4]
- Raqibul Hasan, cricketer[1]
- Rezaul Karim Hira, minister for land[4]
Gallery
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Govt. Ashek Mahmud College
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h সগৌরবে সত্তর [Glorious Seventy]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 28 February 2016.
- ^ a b c Islam, Aminul (19 January 2008). "Asheq Mahmud Still Remembered". Star Insight.
- ^ a b জামালপুর জেলার সর্বোচ্চ বিদ্যাপীঠ : সরকারি আশেক মাহমুদ কলেজে ভবন সংকটে ব্যাহত শিক্ষা [Education disrupted due to building crisis at Government Ashek Mahmud College, the highest school in Jamalpur district]. Bhorer Kagoj (in Bengali). 16 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d অগ্রযাত্রার ৭০ বছর পূর্তিতে বর্ণিল মিলনমেলায় রাষ্ট্রপতি [President at colorful gathering to mark 70 years of progress]. The Daily Sangram (in Bengali). 9 April 2016. Archived from the original on 2024-12-12.
- ^ ইতিহাস [History]. Government Ashek Mahmud College (in Bengali). Retrieved 22 March 2025.
- ^ স্নাতকোত্তর কোর্স না থাকায় শিক্ষার্থীদের ভোগান্তি [Students suffer due to lack of postgraduate courses]. Risingbd.com. 31 August 2020.
- ^ জামালপুর আশেক মাহমুদ কলেজে ৭ বিষয়ে মাস্টার্স চালু [Jamalpur Ashek Mahmud College launches Master's in 7 subjects]. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 8 August 2015.
- ^ সাবেক মন্ত্রী অধ্যাপক আব্দুস সালামের স্মরণ সভা [Memorial meeting for former minister Professor Abdus Salam]. www.newsg24.com (in Bengali). 17 March 2017.
- ^ Harrison, Frances (2013). Political Islam & the Elections in Bangladesh. New Millenium. p. 114. ISBN 978-1-85845-384-2.
- ^ "Nazrul Islam Babu's Ekushey Padak win". The Daily Star. 8 February 2022.