Rajshahi Government City College

Entrance of the institution

After partition of India, the people of Rajshahi region suffered from higher education. Because, then, only two institution, Rajshahi College and a non-government college called Adina Fazlul Haque College were for giving higher education to the people. So, establishing a college was an immediate desire of the people of that region. Thus, with help of local people and administration of Rajshahi, this college was established in July 1958.

In its initial years, there was no any land or building of the college. So, the academic activities taken in Loknath high school with only 140 students. But, in 1969, the number of students of the institution was 3500. In 1958, .50 acres land were bought for 18000 taka for the college in Rajshahi city. The first principal of this college was Mohammad Abdul Karim. After some days, he died. Then, Shamshuddin Ahmed was selected as second principal of that college.

The college nationalized in 1982. In 1999, 400 books were bought for 3075 taka for creating a college library.[1]

The principal of the institution is Prof. Md. Sanaullah Sheikh and vice-principal is Prof. Nilufar Parvin.[2]

The institution has four faculties.

• Rajshahi College
• University of Rajshahi