Pabitrajhar Karamatia Madrasa

Pabitrajhar Karamatia Madrasah
Academic building
Location
Pabitrajhar, Pirgacha Union,
Pirgacha Upazila, Rangpur District

Bangladesh
Information
Religious affiliation(s)Sunni (Hanafi)
Established1950; 75 years ago (1950)
FounderAkbar Ali Khan
PrincipalMuhammad Abduzzaher
PresidentAbdullah Al-Mahmud Milon
LanguageBengali
Website127732.ebmeb.gov.bd

Pabitrajhar Karamatia Fazil Madrasah (Arabic: المدرسة الفاضلة الكرامتية بِفبترجار, Bengali: পবিত্রঝাড় কারামতিয়া ফাযিল মাদ্রাসা) is a madrasa located in Pirgacha, Rangpur District, Bangladesh.

History

The institution was first established as a furqania madrasa in 1950 by Akbar Ali Khan. It was named after Karamat Ali Jaunpuri, a 19th-century Islamic scholar celebrated for reformist activities in Bengal who died in Rangpur in 1873.[1] Seven years after its establishment, the madrasa was given dakhil status. It attained alim status in 1964 and fazil in 1968.[2]

Infrastructure

The madrasa is composed of 5 buildings, which include one administrative building, three academic buildings and one student accommodation building. It includes facilities such as a computer lab and library. The school premises is approximately 2.95 acres, with a total of 7.22 acres of land.[2]

References

  1. ^ Hoque, Muhammad Inamul (2012). "Jaunpuri, Karamat Ali". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  2. ^ a b আহবান (in Bengali). Pirgacha Upazila: Pabitrajhar Karamatia Madrasa. 2020. pp. 1, 12–16.