19 Colleges Proposed for Nationalisation: See Full List

Published: 22 August 2026, 03:25 PM
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The government has received proposals to nationalise 19 colleges across different districts. The Ministry of Education has initiated administrative measures, including feasibility assessments, to advance the process.

The Ministry of Education has instructed the authorities to prepare and send a report to the Prime Minister’s Office detailing the progress of the government takeover process for the colleges. The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) is currently verifying information on the institutions.

A senior DSHE official told The Daily Campus that the ministry had sent information on the colleges proposed for nationalisation and that the directorate was reviewing and verifying the details.

According to the letter, the colleges proposed for nationalisation are:

  1. Shahid Zia Degree College

  2. Shahid Ziaur Rahman Degree College, Barishal

  3. Agrabad Women's College, Chattogram

  4. Syed Abul Hossain College, Madaripur

  5. Gopalpur Degree College, Natore

  6. Abdul Karim Mridha College, Patuakhali

  7. Haji Wahed-Mariam College, Sirajganj

  8. Bir Shreshtha Captain Mohiuddin Jahangir College, Barishal

  9. Mahasthan Mahisawar Degree College, Bogura

  10. Nabakam Palli College, Faridpur

  11. Karimunnesa-Hafiz Women's College, Bhola

  12. Kazi Salima Haque Women's College, Magura

  13. Aminur Rahman Degree College, Magura

  14. Kashinathpur Women's Degree College, Bera, Pabna

  15. Ishwardi Women's College, Ishwardi, Pabna

  16. Selim Reza Habib Degree/Honours College, Sujanagar, Pabna

  17. Sujanagar Nizam Uddin Asgar Ali Degree College, Sujanagar, Pabna

  18. Kaliakoir College, Kaliakoir, Gazipur

  19. Abdur Rahman Degree College, newly formed South Gafargaon, Mymensingh

The DSHE is now verifying the information and assessing the progress of the proposed nationalisation process before the report is sent to the Prime Minister’s Office.