Shaheed Bir Uttam Lt. Anwar Girls' College শহিদ বীর-উত্তম লে. আনোয়ার গার্লস কলেজ | |
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Dhaka Cantonment,
Dhaka - 1206 | |
Coordinates | 23°47′27.352″N 90°23′31.996″E / 23.79093111°N 90.39222111°E |
Information | |
Type | School & College |
Motto | O Lord, thrive my knowledge |
Established | 1 January 1957 |
School board | Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka |
Authority | Bangladesh Army |
Principal | Colonel S M Moniruzzaman |
Grades | I-XII |
Years offered | 12 |
Female | |
Language | Bengali and English |
Campus size | 5.24 acres (2.12 ha) |
Campus type | Urban |
Website | sagc.edu.bd |
Shaheed Bir Uttam Lt. Anwar Girls' College ( Bengali: শহিদ বীর-উত্তম লে. আনোয়ার গার্লস কলেজ) [1] is an educational institution in Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka, Bangladesh. [2] [3] It is managed by Bangladesh Army and primarily for the female children of Army personnel. But female students from the civilian section also can study in this college. [4]
In January 1957 the school was established under Dhaka Cantonment Board as a primary school for the children of defence personnel. [4] The school was renamed to Cantonment Girls School and upgraded to High School. [4] [5]
The school was renamed after Lt. Md Anwar Hossain, who was killed in action in Jessore Cantonment during the Bangladesh Liberation War and received Bir Uttam gallantry award, in 1972. [6] It was upgraded into a college in 1990. [4]
In April 2012, Concord Group awarded scholarships to students from the top ten schools in Dhaka including Shaheed Bir Uttam Lt. Anwar Girls School & College. [7]
The school started Taekwondo classes in 2013 in partnership with the Bangladesh Taekwondo Federation. [8]
The school participated in the National Debate Festival '14. [9] It also participated in the IGNITE competition organized by The Daily Star and Grameenphone. [10]
In January 2016, after the Government of Bangladesh increased the fees of some public schools in Dhaka including Shaheed Bir Uttam Lt. Anwar Girls School & College the parents protested in the street. [11] The government subsequently stopped the fee hike. [11] [12]
Shaheed Bir Uttam Lt. Anwar Girls School & College had a 99.86 per cent pass rate in 2017 in Higher Secondary School Certificate examination. [13]
In 2018, the Shaheed Bir Uttam Lt. Anwar Girls School & College had a high school pass rate of 99.52 per cent, one of the highest. [14]
In 2022, Shaheed Anwar Girls college won the Inter-cantonment English Debate Competition in the college category and were runners-up in the school category. [15] [16]
Shaheed Bir Uttam Lt. Anwar Girls' College শহিদ বীর-উত্তম লে. আনোয়ার গার্লস কলেজ | |
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Location | |
| |
Dhaka Cantonment,
Dhaka - 1206 | |
Coordinates | 23°47′27.352″N 90°23′31.996″E / 23.79093111°N 90.39222111°E |
Information | |
Type | School & College |
Motto | O Lord, thrive my knowledge |
Established | 1 January 1957 |
School board | Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka |
Authority | Bangladesh Army |
Principal | Colonel S M Moniruzzaman |
Grades | I-XII |
Years offered | 12 |
Female | |
Language | Bengali and English |
Campus size | 5.24 acres (2.12 ha) |
Campus type | Urban |
Website | sagc.edu.bd |
Shaheed Bir Uttam Lt. Anwar Girls' College ( Bengali: শহিদ বীর-উত্তম লে. আনোয়ার গার্লস কলেজ) [1] is an educational institution in Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka, Bangladesh. [2] [3] It is managed by Bangladesh Army and primarily for the female children of Army personnel. But female students from the civilian section also can study in this college. [4]
In January 1957 the school was established under Dhaka Cantonment Board as a primary school for the children of defence personnel. [4] The school was renamed to Cantonment Girls School and upgraded to High School. [4] [5]
The school was renamed after Lt. Md Anwar Hossain, who was killed in action in Jessore Cantonment during the Bangladesh Liberation War and received Bir Uttam gallantry award, in 1972. [6] It was upgraded into a college in 1990. [4]
In April 2012, Concord Group awarded scholarships to students from the top ten schools in Dhaka including Shaheed Bir Uttam Lt. Anwar Girls School & College. [7]
The school started Taekwondo classes in 2013 in partnership with the Bangladesh Taekwondo Federation. [8]
The school participated in the National Debate Festival '14. [9] It also participated in the IGNITE competition organized by The Daily Star and Grameenphone. [10]
In January 2016, after the Government of Bangladesh increased the fees of some public schools in Dhaka including Shaheed Bir Uttam Lt. Anwar Girls School & College the parents protested in the street. [11] The government subsequently stopped the fee hike. [11] [12]
Shaheed Bir Uttam Lt. Anwar Girls School & College had a 99.86 per cent pass rate in 2017 in Higher Secondary School Certificate examination. [13]
In 2018, the Shaheed Bir Uttam Lt. Anwar Girls School & College had a high school pass rate of 99.52 per cent, one of the highest. [14]
In 2022, Shaheed Anwar Girls college won the Inter-cantonment English Debate Competition in the college category and were runners-up in the school category. [15] [16]