History
Mymensingh Zilla School was established in 1853 during the British Raj, and is one of the oldest schools in Bangladesh. Bhagawan Chandra Bose, father of renowned scientist Jagadish Chandra Bose, was the first headmaster of the school. Since the very beginning the school has been producing an extraordinary league of students who are quite accomplished in their respective fields. Superior and talented student body, admitted through a very competitive admission test, coupled with superlative and challenging education have earned the school a place in a league of its own. Not only does it provide rigorous academic training, the school also strives to inculcate human values in the students.
In 1846 it started as an English medium school called 'Hardinge School' at Mr. F. B. Camp's, the then Deputy Collector of the East India Company. On the 3rd of November 1853 it started as a full-fledged English medium school near Kachari (present Laboratory School). However, it is no longer an English medium one. Currently, it follows the national curriculum of Bangladesh and the medium of instruction is Bengali.
It was called "multilateral pilot school" during the time of first Deputy Commissioner of Mymensingh, S.M.A Kajmi, by the government. The main and present school structures were built in 1912. In 1965 the school compound was designed and reformed by an American science teacher, Mr. Dril.
The school had been used as a base of the British Army during World War II. It was also used as a training camp for freedom fighters during Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. And more than 40 students sacrificed their lives, that time, fighting against the brutish Pakistan Army.
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