Government Maulana Mohammad Ali College

Government Maulana Mohammad Ali College
Location
Kagmari , Tangail Sadar , Bangladesh
Information
School type	Masters college
Established	1957
Founder	Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani
School code	114744[1]
Language	Bengali
Affiliation	National University
Website	govmmalicollege.edu.bd

Government Maulana Mohammad Ali College also known as Government M. M. Ali College, is a public undergraduate institution in Tangail, Bangladesh.[2][3] It was established on July 1, 1957, in Kagmari by Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani.[4] The college is named after his political mentor, Mohammad Ali Jouhar, a renowned leader of the Indian subcontinent and a key figure in the Khilafat Movement.[2] On February 1, 1975, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman nationalized the college.

History

Government Maulana Mohammad Ali College was established in 1957 by Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani and was named after Mohammad Ali Jouhar, an important leader of the Khilafat movement of British India. The school was initially located at an used government office. In 1958, in the aftermath of the Bengali language movement, a martyr's memorial was erected on campus.[5] During the 1969 East Pakistan mass uprising one student was killed and ten were injured on 4 February when the East Pakistan Rifles opened fire on a demonstration.[6]

Educational facilities

Here are the following sections:

• Faculty of Arts: Bengali, English, History, Islamic History and Culture, Philosophy, Islamic Studies.
• Faculty of Social Sciences: Political Science, Sociology, Economics.
• Faculty of Business Education: Accounting, Management.
• Faculty of Science: Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, Botany, Mathematics.[7]

Also Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) available in this college.

Notable people

• Rafiq Azad began his career teaching Bengali at the college from 1968 to 1972.[8]

References

1. "College" (Excel). Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics.
2. Hasan, Syed Mehedi. "Maulana Mohammad Ali College". Banglapedia. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
3. "Ali College lift Souhardo Cup". The Daily Star. 9 November 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
4. "Maulana Mohammad Ali College". Banglapedia. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
5. Mamud, Hayat (1994). "This History of the Observance of Ekushey". In Islam, Syed Manzoorul (ed.). Essays on Ekushey, the language movement, 1952. Bangla Academy. p. 82. ISBN 984-07-2968-3.
6. "A Brief Triumph for Student Power". Minerva. 7 (4): 79. Summer 1969. JSTOR 41822666.
7. "National University :: College Details". www.nubd.info. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
8. Shamsuzzaman, Abdul Fazal (1992). Who's Who in Bangladesh Art Culture Literature (1901-1991). Tribhuj Prakashani. p. 215. OCLC 28114771.

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