BAF Shaheen College Dhaka

This article is about the college in BAF Base Bashar (Dhaka Cantonment, Tejgoan). For colleges named BAF Shaheen, see BAF Shaheen Colleges.

BAF Shaheen College Dhaka
বিএএফ শাহীন কলেজ ঢাকা
Seal of BAF Shaheen College Dhaka
Location
Map
Birsreshto Shaheed Jahangir Gate, Dhaka Cantonment, BAF Base Bashar

Dhaka
1206

Bangladesh Bangladesh
Coordinates23°46′37.5″N 90°23′27.5″E / 23.777083°N 90.390972°E / 23.777083; 90.390972
Information
Other nameBAFSD
Dhaka Shaheen
Former namesShaheen School
PAF Shaheen School[1][2]
Shaheen High School
BAF Shaheen College Tejgaon[3]
TypeSchool and College
MottoBengali: শিক্ষা-সংযম-শৃঙ্খলা
(Education-Restraint-Discipline)
Patron saint(s)Chief of Air Staff
Established1 March 1960; 64 years ago (1960-03-01)
FounderPakistan Air Force
Sister schoolBAF Shaheen Colleges
AuthorityBangladesh Air Force[a]
School codeSchool Code-1272
College Code-1051
EIIN-107858
PrincipalGroup Captain Mohammad Kaisul Hassan, psc[4]
FacultyScience, Business Studies, Humanities
Teaching staff355
GradesKG to 12th
Genderco-ed
Enrollment11898 (as of year 2024)
Education systemNational Curriculum of Bangladesh
LanguageBangla and English
Campus typeUrban
Houses  Isa Khan House
  Titumir House
  Sher-e-Bangla House
  Nazrul House
Color(s)Uniform: Boys:
  Sky blue
  Khaki
Girls:
  Sky blue
  White
SportsFootball, cricket, squash, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, hockey, badminton, handball
YearbookAbahon[b]
AffiliationMinistry of Education (Bangladesh)
Alumni nameEx Shaheen[5]
BoardDhaka Education Board
Alumni association nameEx Shaheens' Association Dhaka - ESAD[6]
DemonymShaheens
Websitebafsd.edu.bd

BAF Shaheen College Dhaka[c] also known as BAFSD or Dhaka Shaheen[9] is a co-educational Bangladeshi college[10][11] (grades KG-XII) established and managed by the Bangladesh Air Force.[12] and primarily for the children of Air Force personnel.[13] but civilians' children can also study at the college.[14][15]

History

The institution was established by Pakistan Air Force.[1] near Tejgaon Airport,[16][17] East Pakistan now Birsreshto Shaheed Jahangir Gate, Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka, Bangladesh on 1 March 1960 for the children of the Air Force personnel as Shaheen School, an English-medium school.[12] Later in 1967, Bengali medium was introduced along with English medium. After the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, The Bangladesh Air Force has been running this educational institution.[18] Meanwhile, Shaheen School was renamed as "Shaheen High School" and within a few years was recognized by the Dhaka Education Board.[19] In the academic year 1977-78 Shaheen High School was renamed "BAF Shaheen College Dhaka" for the purpose of upgrading it to a higher secondary college.[20] Degree (pass course) was introduced in the academic year 1990-91 and since then BAF Shaheen College Dhaka continues to function as a degree college. However, the degree was abolished from the academic year 2006–07. Later, English version curriculum was also introduced.[21][22][23] In the year 2008, an alumni association was formed, namely the Ex Shaheens' Association Dhaka (ESAD).[24][25] In the 2024 quota reform movement, a student of this college named Shafiq Uddin Ahmed Ahnaf[26] died during the protest.[27][28]

BAF Shaheen College Dhaka Main Playground

Academics

Teaching is done in Bengali and English. The institution has three parts:[4]

  • Primary Division (KG to Class V)
  • Junior Secondary and Secondary (Class VI to X)
  • College (Class XI and XII)[29]

Shaheen School Authority releases an admission circular for KG class every year and sometimes others classes also with morning and day shift (both an English version and Bengali-medium), on the other hand the college authority publishes an admission circular every year after the publication of the Secondary School Certificate results.[30] New students (both boys and girls) are admitted to the 11th grade via online applications. They are admitted to the college according to the merit list based on their obtained marks in the SSC examinations. The children of BAF personnel have a special quota for admission.[31]

Hockey field

BAF Shaheen College Dhaka[32] hockey field in Dhaka is the home ground for BAF Shaheen College Dhaka Hockey Team.[33] It is the only institutional hockey ground in Bangladesh to contain artificial turf.[34] Several national-level tournaments and inter-Shaheen tournaments are held there every year.[35] It was constructed in 2014 to provide better infrastructural facilities to its hockey team and giving opportunities at the school and college level to arrange tournaments of international standard.[36] Its construction began in December 2014.[37] It was opened at the end of that month, making it the first artificial hockey turf of institutional level in Bangladesh.[38][39]

Notable alumni

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ with civil representatives
  2. ^ Bengali: আবাহন
  3. ^ Bengali: বিএএফ শাহীন কলেজ ঢাকা, romanized: Bi'ē'ēpha śāhīna kalēja ḍhākā[7][8]

Citations

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  2. ^ a b c d "OP-ED: The legacy of Sheikh Kamal". Dhaka Tribune. 15 August 2020. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  3. ^ "BAF Shaheen Tejgaon face BAF Shaheen Kurmitola in final today". The Daily Nation. 27 October 2016. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b "BAF Shaheen College Dhaka". BAF Shaheen College Dhaka. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
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  6. ^ শাহীন কলেজের সামনে .... Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 25 December 2022. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
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  8. ^ "যে আসনে বসে আহনাফের পরীক্ষা দেওয়ার কথা, সেখানে পড়ে থাকল এক তোড়া ফুল". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 18 August 2024. Archived from the original on 19 August 2024.
  9. ^ "BAF Shaheen win six-a-side football tournament". The Financial Express. Archived from the original on 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
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  19. ^ Commonwealth Universities Yearbook. Association of Commonwealth Universities. 1996. ISBN 978-0-85143-178-9.
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  21. ^ "Shaheen College student..." Prothom Alo. 16 August 2018. Archived from the original on 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  22. ^ "Hands over a trophy to the students of BAF Shaheen College". Daily Sun (Bangladesh). 27 February 2019.
  23. ^ "AIUB Inter College Football Championship-2022: BAF Shaheen College Dhaka Champion". Daily Sun (Bangladesh). 8 September 2022.
  24. ^ "First-ever reunion at BAF Shaheen College held". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 27 December 2008.
  25. ^ "শাহীন কলেজের সামনের ফুটওভার ব্রিজে এস্কেলেটর বসানো হবে : মেয়র আতিক". Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 25 December 2022. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022.
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