Murari Chand College

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Murari Chand College


Established:	1892
Type:	College Under Bangladesh National University
Principal:	Tajijul Islam
Students:	6,000 (2001)
Location:	Sylhet, Bangladesh
Campus:	Urban 112 acres
Nickname:	M C College

Murari Chand College(Bengali: মুরারি চাঁদ কলেজ) (usually referred as M C College), was the first college of Sylhet.It was established in 1892.Since then it has been playing important role in the educational, cultural, political sphere of greater Sylhet.

1 History
2 Academics
- 2.1 Departments
- 2.2 Teachers
3 Infrastructure
4 Cultural Activities
5 Notable Alumni
6 References
7 External links

[edit] History

M C College was established in 1892 by a local noble person called Raja Girish Chandra Roy. The college was named after his maternal grandfather Murari Chand. It was located beside the present Raja G C School. At the beginning it was a proprietary college. Raja himself used to fund the expenses of the college. From 1892 to 1908 (16 years) until the death of the Raja it remained proprietary.

But in 1908 right after the death of the Raja the college had to apply for government help. Then it become an 'aided' college. For four years it remained 'aided'.

In 1912 the college become fully government administered and was considered as an affiliated college of the University of Calcutta.

In 1925 the college moved to its current campus at Thackarey Hills (now Tilagarh).

In 1942 the Golden Jubilee of the college was observed by the publishing of the Murari Chand College Golden Jubilee Volume.

[edit] Academics

[edit] Departments

There are currently 13 departments at M C College
1.Bangla
2.Botany
3.Chemistry
4.Economics
5.English
6.History
7.History of Islam
8.Mathematics
9.Philosophy
10.Physics
11.Political Science
12.Psychology
13.Zoology

[edit] Teachers

[edit] Infrastructure

[edit] Academic Buildings

Presently there are nine academic buildings in the college.They are consist of classrooms, library, department offices etc. and mainly used to conduct classes.Almost all of the departments have their own academic buildings except a few.

[edit] Library

The central library of the college is one of the oldest libraries in the region.It houses a huge number of volumes many of them are rare.The library is widely used by researchers.

[edit] Hostel

There are two individual hostels for boys and girls which provide accommodation for the students from distant places.The boys hostel consists of six blocks.

[edit] Cultural Activities

Every year M C College organizes the celebration of Pahela Baishakh (Bangla New Year). People of all class and profession take part in the procession which makes it one of the most colourful event of the day.

[edit] Notable Alumni

Neehar Ranjan Roy famous historian.^[1]
Abu Taher famous freedom fighter and leftist politician.
M Altaf Hossain former editor of Dawn.^[2]
Saifur Rahman former finance minister of Bangladesh.

[edit] References

^ Roy, Neehar Ranjan. Bangaleer Itihas. Calcutta: Dey's Publishing.
^ Ahmed, Sharif Uddin. Sylhet:History and Heritage. Dhaka: Bangladesh History Society.