Annada Government High School

Annada Government High School (Bengali: অন্নদা সরকারী উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়) is a government secondary school for boys, in Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh. The school was named after Raja Roy Bahadur Annada Prashad Roy who was a landlord of Kolkata. The school operates under the Comilla Education Board.

Annada Government High School Annada
Address
Haldarpara, Brahmanbaria Bangladesh
Information
Type	Public
Motto	"Bidya Onneshone Agomon, Sheba Brote Nirghomon"
Established	1875
Founder	Raja Roy Bahadur Annada Prashad Roy
School district	Brahmanbaria District
Principal	Farida Nazmin
Faculty	41
Grades	1st to 10th Grade
Enrollment	~2500
Color(s)	white and   navy blue
Yearbook	Dishari
Website	http://www.annadaghs.edu.bd/

The school lies in the heart of Brahmanbaria town, the administrative headquarters of the district of the same name. It is the oldest and one of the largest schools in Brahmanbaria District. As of 2006, enrollment was 2,250.[1]

History

The school started out, in 1860, as an aided Anglo-vernacular school. It was upgraded to a high school in 1875 with the help of Annada Prasad Roy Bahadur of Cassimbazar and zamindar of Sarail Estate. The founding headmaster was Babu Jogesh Chandra Sarker.[1]

The school was nationalised on 1 May 1968.[1]

In February 2009, Mrs. Farida Nazmeen joined as a headmaster.

Notable alumni

• Sanaul Huq, a poet and civil servant[1][2]
• Humayun Kabir, former state minister for health[1]
• Al Mahmud, a notable poet[1]
• Wahiduddin Mahmud, an economist and a past member of the Caretaker government[1]
• Syed Abdul Hadi, award-winning Bangladeshi singer
• Adwaita Mallabarman, author of A River Called Titash, matriculated in 1933[3]
• Abdul Quadir, poet, essayist, and journalist, matriculated in 1923[4]
• M Harunur Rashid, former professor and head of the department of English at Jahangirnagar University[1]

References

1. Ali, Md. Mansur (25 November 2006). "'Annada Govt High School' Light More Light". Star Insight. The Daily Star.
2. Islam, Muhammad Saiful (2012). "Huq, Sanaul". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
3. Mallabarman, Adwaita (1993). A River Called Titash. Translated by Bardhan, Kalpana. University of California Press. p. 263. ISBN 978-0-520-08050-8.
4. Haq, Mahbubul (2012). "Quadir, Abdul". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.