81 govt colleges upgraded to ‘A’ category: Full list released

The interim government has classified all government colleges in Bangladesh into four categories — A, B, C and D — for administrative purposes.

In a gazette notification issued today Monday (24 November), the Ministry of Education placed 81 colleges in the top ‘A’ category. These colleges have:

• More than 8,000 students
• At least 10 honours subjects

Here is the complete list of ‘A’ category government colleges:

1. Dhaka College, Dhaka
2. Chattogram College, Chattogram
3. Eden Mohila College, Dhaka
4. Rajshahi College, Rajshahi
5. Government Haji Muhammad Mohsin College, Chattogram
6. Kabi Nazrul Government College, Dhaka
7. Government Braja Mohan College, Barishal
8. Murari Chand College, Sylhet
9. Government Edward College, Pabna
10. Comilla Victoria Government College, Cumilla
11. Government Brajlal College, Khulna
12. Carmichael College, Rangpur
13. Government Rajendra College, Faridpur
14. Feni Government College, Feni
15. Anandamohan College, Mymensingh
16. Government Saadat College, Tangail
17. Brindaban Government College, Habiganj
18. Government Azizul Haque College, Bogura
19. Sirajganj Government College, Sirajganj
20. Government Michael Madhusudan College, Jashore
21. Government Debendra College, Manikganj
22. Dinajpur Government College, Dinajpur
23. Kumudini Government College, Tangail
24. Gurudayal Government College, Kishoreganj
25. Government Tolaram College, Narayanganj
26. Chandpur Government College, Chandpur
27. Government Ashek Mahmud College, Jamalpur
28. Satkhira Government College, Satkhira
29. Kushtia Government College, Kushtia
30. Gaibandha Government College, Gaibandha
31. Brahmanbaria Government College, Brahmanbaria
32. Madaripur Government College, Madaripur
33. Narsingdi Government College, Narsingdi
34. Netrokona Government College, Netrokona
35. Government Shahid Suhrawardy College, Dhaka
36. Government City College, Chattogram
37. Nawabganj Government College, Chapainawabganj
38. Moulvibazar Government College, Moulvibazar
39. Patuakhali Government College, Patuakhali
40. Nilphamari Government College, Nilphamari
41. Thakurgaon Government College, Thakurgaon
42. Government Keshab Chandra College, Jhenaidah
43. Rajbari Government College, Rajbari
44. Kurigram Government College, Kurigram
45. Government Bangla College, Dhaka
46. Bhola Government College, Bhola
47. Noakhali Government College, Noakhali
48. Rangpur Government College, Rangpur
49. Sherpur Government College, Sherpur
50. Government Syed Hatem Ali College, Barishal
51. Bhawal Badre Alam Government College, Gazipur
52. Government Shah Sultan College, Bogura
53. Government Titumir College, Dhaka
54. Naogaon Government College, Naogaon
55. Government PC College, Bagerhat
56. Government Haraganga College, Munshiganj
57. Khulna Government Mohila College, Khulna
58. Choumuhani Saleh Ahmed College, Noakhali
59. Sunamganj Government College, Sunamganj
60. Begum Badrunnessa Government Mohila College, Dhaka
61. Gopalganj Government College, Gopalganj
62. Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula Government College, Natore
63. Government Sohrawardy College, Pirojpur
64. Government Maulana Mohammad Ali College, Tangail
65. Muminunnisa Government Mohila College, Mymensingh
66. Cox’s Bazar Government College, Cox’s Bazar
67. Rajshahi Government Mohila College, Rajshahi
68. Patiya Government College, Chattogram
69. Chuadanga Government College, Chuadanga
70. Joypurhat Government College, Joypurhat
71. Lakshmipur Government College, Lakshmipur
72. Rangamati Government College, Rangamati
73. New Government Degree College, Rajshahi
74. Jashore Government City College, Jashore
75. Kishoreganj Government Mohila College, Kishoreganj
76. Government Shahid Asad College, Narsingdi
77. Tongi Government College, Gazipur
78. Shariatpur Government College, Shariatpur
79. Lalmatia Government Mohila College, Dhaka
80. Savar Government College, Savar, Dhaka
81. Government Alimuddin Degree College, Lalmonirhat

The categorisation aims to streamline administration, resource allocation and future development planning for the 339 government colleges across the country.