Government Saadat College

Government Saadat College (Bengali: সরকারী সা'দত কলেজ) is a old public college in Karatia, Tangail, Bangladesh. It is often referred to as Karatia College.It was established in July 1926. The college is located at Karatia near the Dhaka-Tangail highway and about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from the Tangail district. First Principal of the college Ibrahim Khan who is the Founder and Principal of Bhuapur College at Bhuapur, Tangail. Later named Ibrahim Khan Govt. College.

Govt. Saadat College, Tangail
Motto"আলোকিত মানুষ সৃষ্টি করা"
Motto in English
To create enlightened human being[1]
TypePublic
Established1926
ChancellorProf. Md. Abdul Alim Mia (Alim Mahmud)
Academic staff
120[1]
Students20000[1]
Location,
Bangladesh

24.220°N 89.976°E / 24.220; 89.976
CampusKaratia, 38 acres (15 ha)[1]

History

Main administrative building
Entrance to Saadat College

Sadat college is the first college in Bangladesh established by a Muslim Zamindar.[1] It was founded by Wazed Ali Khan Panni, a zamindar and educationalist of Tangail. He named it after his grandfather Saadat Ali Khan Panni. The founder member of Saadat college was Principal Ibrahim Khan. He was the first chief executive of the college. He worked in college till 1947.[2] The college was upgraded as a degree college in 1938. In Saadat college, the Honours course was commenced in 1966 and the Masters course was commenced in 1974. The Government of Bangladesh promulgated the Saadat college as a national university college on July 7, 1979. It has Honours programme in 16 subjects and Masters programme in 10 subjects. The college is recognised as a postgraduate college. The college played a vital role in the liberation war of Bangladesh. There are so many reputed student of this college made influence in Bangladesh's socio-political circumstances.

Faculties and departments

Saadat college comprises following four faculties:

Faculty of Arts (B.A)
Faculty of Science (B.SC)
Faculty of Social Science (B.S.S)
Faculty of Commerce (B.B.A.)

The college offers Master degree in English, Zoology, Chemistry, Mathematicsa

Facilities and social organisations

Central Library

The main building of this college is surrounded within 27 acres (110,000 m2) of area. Inside the campus area there are one college auditorium, two students common room, one central library, Health services, one sports office, one B.N.C.C office room, one Rover scouts office, one Mosque and one canteen available for students. There are 5 laboratories available for science faculty - (I) Physics (ii) Chemistry (iii) Math (iv) Zoology and (v) Botany. The college also has 16 seminar rooms.

The college library has 200 rare medieval manuscripts, including some other manuscripts written by Shahnama.[1] Since its inception, the college has been providing lodging facilities for its students.






Government Saadat College BNCC Platoon

Saadat College BNCC Cadets

Brief Introduction Of The Bncc Unit

After the establishment of the Bangladesh National Cadet Corps, The BNCC made its debut at Government Saadat College. The unit's first P.U.O. Md. Abdul Majid and the first C.U.O. Md. Nobi Haider Badal. From that point inwards, the unit of Saadat College BNCC got modernized through the many changes and the arrival of the BNCC Women's Platoon on 1 August 2018. The cadets of Saadat College have been able to play a vital role in the development activities undertaken for the welfare of the country and the nation. The unit hopes to establish itself as a second-class self-contained military unit in the future.

BNCC Girls Cadets

Brief Introduction Of Government Saadat College

Government Saadat College was established in 1926. At present, Prof. Md. Abdul Alim Mia (Alim Mahmud) is the principal of the academy. Prof. Mridul Chandra Podder is the vice principal. Lt. Mr. Md. Sadek Ahmed Khan, Assistant Professor, History Department. He is in charge of the company commander. PUO Mr. Md Humayun Kabir Mollah, Chairman, History and Culture Department of Islam and PUO Mr. Fahima Akhter, Lecturer Bangla Division are in charge of the boys and girls platoon. Cadet Sergeant Sajedul Islam and Nazmin Akhter Pali. Sergeant Md. Majidul Islam, 3 BNCC, Ramna is in charge of the military instructor.




Halls of residence

Wazed Ali Khan Panni Hall
Chhatrinibas Hall

There are 6 halls to provide a convenient accommodation for Saadat college students. The 4 for males and the other 2 is for females. The halls for male students are:

  • Wazed Ali Khan Panni Hall
  • Ebrahim Khan Hall
  • Somman Hall
  • Uttara Hall

And the halls for female students are:

  • Fazilatunnesa Hall
  • Chhatrinibas Hall

In addition, More steps are being taken to increase accommodation for the female students.

Alumni

This is a partial list of notable alumni of Government Saadat College. Entries on this list should either have an accompanying existing article link which verifies they are an alumnus, or reliable sources as footnotes against the name.

See also

References

  1. Annual college magazine (1977). "Suborno joyonti soronika" (in Bengali). Saadat College.
  2. Sheren, Syeda Momtaz (2012). "Sadat College". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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