Ananda Mohan College
আনন্দ মোহন কলেজ | |
Logo of Ananda Mohan College
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Former names |
Mymensingh Institution
City Collegiate School Mymensingh City College |
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| Motto | জ্ঞানের জন্য আসো, সেবার জন্য বেরিয়ে যাও (Bangla) Translation: Come for knowledge, go for hospitality |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1908 |
Academic affiliation |
Graduation and post-graduation: Bangladesh National University
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| Chancellor | President Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Principal | Professor Md. Aman Ullah Bhuiyan |
| Students | about 35,000 |
| Location |
College Road, Mymensingh City
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24°45′41″N 90°23′59″E |
| Campus | Urban, 15.28 acres |
| Colours | Blue |
| Website | anandamohangovtcollege |
Ananda Mohan College(Bengali: আনন্দ মোহন কলেজ) or Government Ananda Mohan College is a fully government-aided public college, affiliated to National University, Bangladesh and Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Mymensingh, in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. One of the oldest educational premises in South Asia, the institute was established in 1880 by Ananda Mohan Bose as Mymensingh Institution during British Raj.
History
Anandamohan Bose, who founded the City College in 1878, decided to open a branch of it at his home town in Mymensingh. In 1880, an educational institution was established at the residence of Ananda Mohan as Mymensingh Institution, later named the City Collegiate School in 1883. In 1901 City Collegiate School opened college section and named Mymensingh City College. Later the college section of the institution was shifted to College Road on 1 January 1908 as a college and then it was named after him. In 1964, the college was nationalized.
Notable alumni
- Nurul Amin – Is bengali Politician and 8th Prime Minister of Pakistan and acting President of Pakistan
- Abul Fateh — diplomat, statesman and Sufi
- Surendra Mohan Ghose — revolutionary
- Nirmalendu Goon — poet
- Prabodh Chandra Goswami — educationist
- Abdul Hye Mashreki — poet
- Niharranjan Ray — Historian
- P. C. Sorcar — magician
- Ekramul Haque Titu – Bangladeshi Politician and 1st Mayor of Mymensingh
- Syed Waliullah — novelist