Azizul Huq College

Azizul Huq College one of the largest educational institutions, was established in July 1939 at Fulbari (Brindabanpara) of bogra town. The college area covers approximately 13 acres. The college was named after Sir Azizul Huq, who was the Vice Chancellor of Calcutta University and graciously awarded affiliation to the college within a short period. In 1941, the college introduced BA (pass) and two-year honours courses in Economics, Islamic History, Sanskrit and Arabic. Instructions in honours courses were, however, suspended after a few years. The college got permission in 1947 to introduce courses on Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in science group of the higher secondary level. Honours courses in History, Islamic History and Culture, Bangla and Economics were re-introduced in 1962-63.
The first principal of this college was Dr M. M. Mukherjee, who served from August to September 1939. Before the nationalisation of this college many others were appointed as principals. Notable among the principals serving the college during the Pakistan period were Dr muhammad shahidullah (July 1944 - October 1948), Dr syed muztaba ali (January 1949 - August 1949), Mohammad Ishaq (November 1962 - June 1966) and Syed Hesham Uddin (1967 - April 1968).
The government of Pakistan allocated funds to the college in 1961 for its expansion and transferred under acquisition some land between the western side of the Bogra railway station and the eastern side of the Dhaka-Rangpur highway. The new building of the college is constructed on the acquired area and the whole complex covers 44.54 acres. The college was nationalised on 15 April 1968. After nationalisation, the college offered honours courses in Bangla, Economics, History and Islamic History and Culture, and bachelors and intermediate level courses in arts, science and commerce.
In 1973, the college offered honours courses in Bangla, History, Islamic History & Culture, Economics, Arabic, Political Science, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and Accounting and introduced postgraduate (masters level) courses in Economics, Political Science, Management and Accounting. The number of students in the college in the 1973-74 session was 3,787, of whom 317 were in honours courses and 618 in postgraduate courses. At that time, the college had a 90-member teaching staff.
At present, 18 courses at the honours level and 17 courses at the postgraduate level are offered in the college. In addition, there are humanities, science and commerce courses at both degree pass and higher secondary levels. The total number of students is about 14,500, the strength of the teaching staff is 129, and the support staff working in offices and classrooms are 49. The classes of the college at the higher secondary certificate level are held in the old buildings of the college, while the new building is used for classes of the degree pass and honours and post-graduate levels. There are separate arrangements for science, commerce, and arts group students in the new buildings.
The college has two mosques, two libraries with about 20,000 books, two girls' common rooms, and four students' hostels, of which two are for girls. An auditorium was constructed in 1968 in the college campus with a seating capacity of about 2,500. The auditorium is used for taking examinations and for cultural events. The College Theatre and Niltoli are two cultural organisations of the college. The college has cricket, football and volleyball teams and there are two large playgrounds in front of the old and the new buildings. The activities of the Rover Scouts of the college are commendable.
The performance of the students of this college in public examinations is excellent. Many students of this college regularly secure top positions in the merit list of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education. The average percentage of students passing from the college in Higher Secondary Examinations is about 75%. Every year, the college arranges a science fair. Meritorious and poor students of the college receive scholarships from the government as well as from the Raisuddin Trust Fund.
In 1971, the Pakistan army stationed the main camp of their Engineering Battalion 13 in the college. In retreating after being defeated, they destroyed many documents, instruments and furniture of the college. They also killed an employee of the college named Mr Momtazur Rahman. The college premises have a Shaheed Minar (martyr's monument) in memory of those who sacrificed their lives in the language movement and in the war of liberation.