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Jhalakathi Government High School
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Jhalakathi Government High School (Bengali: ঝালকাঠি সরকারী উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়) is a secondary school in Jhalokati Sadar Upazila, Jhalokati District, Bangladesh.[2][3][4][5] It was established in 1909.
Key Information
The school was built near the Sugandha River, but river erosion spoiled this historic school, and a new two-story school building was later built near the old one. The school has a playground, with a square pond in front. There is also a large coconut garden.
History
[edit]Wealthy businessmen established a school named Moharajgong in 1872.[6] The school stood on 26 bighas of land on the right bank of the Sugandha River.[7]
It was provincialized in 1909. A gymnasium was built in 1963. The 11 May 1965 cyclone tore the roof off of it and destroyed the school's sheds. By 1966, the Sugandha had eroded part of the school compound, demolishing the headmaster's quarters and leaving the southeast wing of the main building, an H-shaped tin structure, just yards from the river bank. Locals called for shifting the school to a safer location.[7]
According to the modern plan the school building, playground, headmaster's quarters, a mosque and student's hostel were constructed and the educational activities in the new building were started in 1974. The centennial celebration of the school was held on 3 January 2008,[6] and a new school gate containing a sundial was built.[citation needed]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Basudeb DasSarma, chemist[8]
Gallery
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Main School Gate -
School from the playground
References
[edit]- ^ "Student at a Glance". Jhalakathi Government High School. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ "List of Secondary Schools" (XLS). Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 January 2017.[dead link]
- ^ ঝালকাঠির শতবর্ষী স্কুলটির বেহাল দশা [The dilapidated condition of the centenary school in Jhalokati]. Jago News 24 (in Bengali). 10 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ^ ঝালকাঠিতে কোচিংয়ে 'পড়তে বাধ্য' সরকারি স্কুলের শিক্ষার্থীরা | বাংলাদেশ [Government school students 'forced' to attend coaching in Jhalakathi]. Somoy News (in Bengali). 20 March 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ^ শ্রেণিকক্ষে খসে পড়ে বিদ্যালয়ের পলেস্তারা | বাংলাদেশ [School students fall in classroom]. Somoy News (in Bengali). 28 October 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Jhalakathi Govt. Boy's Secondary School". Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education Barisal. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Save Jhalakati town from total extinction". Pakistan Observer. 2 May 1966. p. 9.
- ^ "Chemistry as told by our Scientists" (PDF). Queen Mary University of London. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
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