Comilla Zilla School

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Field	Value
name	Comilla Zilla School
native_name	কুমিল্লা জিলা স্কুল
logo	Comilla_Zilla_School.jpg
image	Entrance of CZS.jpg
alt	Entrance Gate of Comilla Zilla School
caption	Symbol of Comilla Zilla School
location	Kandirpar, Comilla
country	Bangladesh
coordinates
established
founder	Henry George Leicester
type	Public high school
motto	পড় তোমার প্রভুর নামে
schoolboard	Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Comilla
grades	Class 5 to 10
school_code	105770
headmaster	Mohammad Abdul Hafiz
enrollment	1,800
gender	Male
medium of language	Bengali
campus_size	Urban, 5.69 acres
website
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Comilla Zilla School () is a public boys' school in Comilla, a city in Bangladesh. It is one of the oldest schools in the country. It was the only school in Comilla when established in 1837.

History

The school is situated at the center of Comilla town. It was established on 20 July 1837 by the Englishman Henry George Leicester and named Comilla Zilla School. later It was set up by the government of British India for teaching English literature and science. At the beginning, there were 37 students only. The school was running under University of Calcutta since 1857. Before that, the academic building of the school was expanded and more facilities were created to upgrade it as a full-fledged high school. The school covers about 5.69 acres of land.

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Current day

When it started, the school only had one shift. From 1991 two shifts were introduced: morning and day. There are two sections in class five: Morning A and Day A. From Class Six to Ten, there are 6 sections in each class: Morning A,B,C, and Day A,B,C. Each section has a maximum of 60 students.

About 1,800 students attend the school, with 53 teachers and 20 administration staff members.

Facilities

The school has three academic buildings, one administration building and two hostels. There is a big field in the school area, as well as a basketball court . Other facilities include mosque, workshop, auditorium, canteen, shaheed minar, and library. The school has five laboratories and a computer lab.

Achievements

Among schools under the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Comilla, the school ranked first numerous times on Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination.

Notable alumni

Abu Sayeed M Ahmed, architect
, writer
Kamrul Ahsan, ambassador, matriculated in 1977
Asif Akbar, singer, captained the cricket team
Gazi Mazharul Anwar, lyricist and filmmaker, won seven Bangladesh National Film Awards
Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan, chief of army staff (2012–2015)
S. D. Burman, music director and singer in Bollywood, matriculated in 1920
Shib Narayan Das, one of the creators of the first national flag
Sudhin Das, Nazrul Geeti musician, matriculated in 1946
Dhirendranath Datta, lawyer and politician
Himangshu Dutta, music director and composer, matriculated in 1924
Narendra Nath Dutta, Indian physician and industrialist, matriculated in 1906
Sudhamoy Ghosh, biochemist and pharmacologist
A.B.M. Khairul Haque, chief justice of Bangladesh (2010–2011)
AKM Azizul Haque, agriculture minister of Bangladesh (1976–1979)
Enamul Haque, cricketer
Yussuf Abdullah Harun, member of parliament, matriculated in 1962
Syed Mahmud Hossain, chief justice of Bangladesh (2018–2021), matriculated in 1972
Tofazzal Hossain, Bengali language movement activist
Rafiqul Islam, campaigner for International Mother Language Day
Piash Karim, sociologist and political commentator
Nayeemul Islam Khan, journalist and press secretary to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, earned an SSC
Apel Mahmood, singer, received the Ekushey Padak
Arfanul Haque Rifat, mayor of Comilla, earned an SSC in 1974
Abdullah Sarkar, member of parliament (1973–1975)
, poet and historian, matriculated in 1915
, martyred freedom fighter

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