M C College

M C College Murari Chand College of sylhet was initially a school established by Murari Chand, the grandson of Zamindar Girish Chandra Roy of Roynagar, Sylhet. It was made a college on 27 June 1892 with 4 teachers and 18 students. In 1897, the original college building collapsed in a devastating earthquake, of which Raja Girish Chandra himself was a victim. Though he survived the quakes, the calamity made him financially vulnerable. It was not possible for him to run the college from his own resources from thereon. He urged the government to take over the college so that it could continue as an educational institution. The government took over the college in 1908 after the death of Girish Chandra. The college, however, started operating as a nationalised one on 1 April 1912.
In 2001, the college had 130 teachers and 6,000 students. The college is situated on Thackarey Hill and is spread on an area of 112 acres of land of a beautiful natural set-up. There are 7 residential hostels for students, which is one of the best residential arrangements of students at the college level in Bangladesh. In 2000, the college won the national award as the best educational institution. The library of M C College is famous for its collection of books, which numbers around 100,000.