Comilla Victoria Government College
Comilla Victoria Government College is a college in Comilla, Bangladesh. It is one of the oldest and renowned colleges in Comilla as well as in Chittagong division. The college is located beside of Ranir Dighi on 29 acres of land including its intermediate and honors section.
History
Prof. Fazlul Karim was the first Muslim teacher of this college in 1937. He later became the Vice Prinncipal of the college in 1958 until his retirement in 1972 when the college was made a government college.Academics
At present, the college has 15,000 students and 147 teachers, of whom 36 are women.Freedom fighters
Many students of Comilla Victoria College joined the Bangladesh liberation war in 1971. A memorial has been built inside the campus commemorating the sublime contribution of these freedom fighters.Housing
Comilla Victoria College has five dormitories: four for boys and one for girls. About 1,000 students reside in these dormitories.Faculty
There are currently four departments under Comilla Victoria Government University College.| Faculty Name | Categories | Seat number in the graduate class | Total number of seats |
| Faculty of Arts | Bengali Department English Department Arabic and Islamic Studies Department History Department History of Islam Department Philosophy Department | ||
| Faculty of Business Administration | Department of Accounting Finance and banking Department Management Department Marketing Department | 500 | |
| Faculty of Social Sciences | Political Science Department Economy Department Social Science Department Social work Department | ||
| Faculty of Science | Physics Department Chemistry Department Mathematics Department Statistics Department Zoology Department Botany Department |
Cultural
The educational institution has been festive every day in the activities of 13 cultural organizations.These organizations are also leading national and local level cultural fields. The students of BNCC, BNCC, Red Crescent, Victoria College Bitarko Parishad, Victoria College Theater, Rover Scouts, Campus Barta, Blood Donor Organization, Nongar, Botany Society, Career Club and Science Club are conducting cultural and social work of college.
Notable alumni
- Mustafa Kamal is the current finance minister of Bangladesh.
- Muzaffar Ahmed Advisor of Provisional Government of Bangladesh in 1971
- Rafiqul Islam Miah is an ex-minister of Bangladesh.
- Syed Mahmud Hossain is a Bangladeshi lawyer and jurist who is currently the 22nd Chief Justice of Bangladesh.
- Sachin Dev Burman, music director of Indian Bollywood film industry.
- Abdul Awal Mintoo, passed HSC exam from this institute in 1966 in science group.
- Kazi Shamsul Hoque, a journalist, editor of weekly Akhon Samoy, New York City, United States passed B.A. from this college.
- Professor Fazlul Halim Chowdhury was the longest-serving vice-chancellor of Dhaka University. He passed HSC exam from this college in science in 1947.
- Rural development propagator and Ramon Magsaysay Award winner Dr. Akhtar Hameed Khan was a principal of the college in the 1950s.
- Abdus Suttar Khan, Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. He was awarded Ekushey Padak for journalism in 1999 by the Government of Bangladesh.
- Kamal Dasgupta,a twentieth-century Bengali music director, composer and folk artist.
- Santi Ghose, is known for her participation in an armed revolutionary struggle.
- Mujibul Haque Mujib, a member of the Bangladeshi parliament for the constituency of Comilla-11 and was the former Minister for Railways of Bangladesh.
- Salauddin Mumtaz was a military officer who fought for the Bangladeshi side in the 1971 Bangladeshi War of Independence and was also posthumously given the title Bir Uttom.
- Bidya Sinha Saha Mim is a Bangladeshi actress and model.
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