HistoryBogra Zilla School was established in 1853.[2] Babu Bhagabati Charan Ghosh was the first headmaster.
It was a private (non-government) school before becoming a public one. It came under governmental
management through the earnest effort of then magistrate and collector Mr. Russell and deputy collector
Babu S. Mukharjee.[3] This school observed its 150th anniversary celebration in 2005.
Bogra Zilla School was the first government high school in the Bogra district during British rule.
Babu Bhagabati Charan Ghosh was appointed Headmaster of the school and held the post for six years.
Bogra's famous native son Babu Kishoree Lal Roy, who is the author of many philosophical writings,
was an early student of this school. In his book Free Enquiry after Truth he wrote, “In 1853 a Government
English school was established here and I obtained my entrance into it. My progress in this institution
has been remarked by its first and best of its Headmasters that ever were, to have been remarkably rapid.
Be it said with deep respect and gratitude that under the judicious tuition of Babu Bhagabati Charan Ghosh
I obtained a useful knowledge of the English language within about four years and a half. I have always
thought Bhahabati Babu to be one of my greatest benefactors on Earth and will think so for ever also.”
There were only four teachers during the period of Bhagabati Babu. According to the National School Committee,
the school appears to have beeb founded principally by the sons and relatives of the clerks' officers connected
with the Courts. After Bhagabati Babu, A. C. Mukharjee became Headmaster in 1859. During his tenure, two students
passed in 2nd division, and one passed in 1st division with scholarship in 1862. Around this time, the practice of
giving books as rewards to the students of both Bangla and English schools based on their performance was started.
The prize-giving ceremony used to be very gorgeous. More than a hundred taka used to be spent for fireworks. With
the presence of many people from the town and nearby villages, the town came to life. During 1859–60, the inspector
of the schools of the north-east areas and Assam, Mr. W. Robinson, conducted the ceremony. He arranged a demonstration
with a magic lantern for their entertainment and showed many interesting and educative events of nature such as the
motions of the stars and planets, a solar and lunar eclipse, a cyclone, etc. From 1881 to 1885, a school building was
constructed of bricks.
In 1873–74, there were six teachers, one pundit, and one moulavi in the school. There were 85 students in 1860–61.
In 1907–08, the number of students was 363. Among them, 218 were Hindus and 145 were Muslims.
Currently, Bogra Zilla School has about 50 faculty members and 2,000 students. The faculty members are graduates
from acclaimed universities in Bangladesh, and student applicants, mostly from top elementary schools, are put
through a highly competitive admission selection process.
Admission: Admission into this school is very competitive. Students are basically admitted into class three. After an initial rigorous screening, more than 2500 applicants are offered to appear at a comprehensive admission test for only 240 positions. Application forms are usually available during the first week of December in every year. There are also few positions (five-ten) in class four to nine each year.Admission in Bogra zilla school is very hard part of any students life. Academics This school teaches from class three to class ten. Upon a rigorous screening in class ten, students are appeared at S.S.C. examination. Each year about 2,50,000 students covered from north-west regions of the country take part in this public examination under Rajshahi Education Board. The S.S.C. examinees of this school always rank top in the merit positions. In recent years, Abinash Roy secured 1st position in S.S.C. exam under Rajshahi board in 1996 from this school. Since its birth, it has produced a number of remarkable alumni who have significantly contributed into the successful advancement not only of the country but also of the whole world.[clarification needed] During the 1960s, Humayun Ahmed - a very popular contemporary Bengali novelist and playwright, graduated from this school with excellent scores in Secondary School Certificate (S.S.C.) Examination. Notable alumni Akhteruzzaman Elias - a famous novelist and short story writer. * Humayun Ahmed - most famous contemporary Bengali novelist and playwright. * Muhammad Zafar Iqbal - prominent columnist and writer. * Ziaur Rahman- Ex president of Bangladesh and the founder of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. * Dr. Khandoker Abul Hossain-Faculty of a Canadian University * Aurindam Khalid Choudhury - Petroleum engineer in Europe, Croatia
Location Bogra Zilla School is located at the center of Bogra city, called Shatmatha. It is the nerve of Bogra town. This is very well organized area. The roads are very spacious. There is a post office just in front of the school. There is a girls named Bogra Govt. Girls High School (V. M.). It is another old school in Bogra district, is located near Bogra Zilla School.
Humayun AhmedStudent of Bogra Zilla School
Humayun Ahmed (born 1948) is arguably the most popular Bengali writer of fiction and drama,
and had a "meteoric rise in Bangla literature" since the publication of his first novel,
Nondito Noroke.[1] A prolific writer, he has been publishing since the early 1970s. Formerly
a professor of Department of Chemistry at the University of Dhaka,
Bangladesh, he is now a full-time author and movie-maker.
Introduction
Immediately following the publication of his debut novel, Ahmed emerged as the most prominent novelist
and story-writer of Bengali literature since Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay. Humayun Ahmed's books have been bestsellers.
He has also achieved success as a screenwriter for television since the late 1980s. In the early 1990s,
he entered the movie-world and proved to be a successful filmmaker in spite of clear departure from the trend
of traditional Bangladeshi movies.
Humayun Ahmed often shows a fascination for creating stories around supernatural events;
his style is characterized as magic realism.[3] He is considered the father of modern
Bengali science fiction, having published a great number of science fiction books. It
is through him that the colloquial language of rural Mymensingh found a permanent seat in Bengali literature.
Family and background
Humayun Ahmed was born to Foyzur Rahman (a writer) and Ayesha Foyez on 13 November 1948 in Kutubpur
of Mymensingh district in then East Pakistan, now Bangladesh. Humayun Ahmed's younger brother
Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, a university professor, is a newspaper columnist and writer of children's
books and science fiction [4]. Another brother, Ahsan Habib, is the editor of the only cartoon magazine of Bangladesh. Unmad.
Humayun Ahmed married Gultekin, granddaughter of Principal Ibrahim Khan, in 1973. They had five children,
but were divorced in 2005, after which Ahmed married Meher Afroz Shaon, a young actress (and friend of his daughter)
whom he had met when she was only 12 years old. These and other similar relations brought him much infamy.[citation needed]
Education and teaching career
Humayun Ahmed attended the Chittagong Collegiate School and Bogra Zilla School for his secondary education,
then Dhaka College. After graduating from the University of Dhaka, Ahmed joined the department of chemistry
in the same university as a lecturer. He obtained his PhD in polymer chemistry from North Dakota State
University under the guidance of Professor Joseph Edward Glass. Ahmed retired from the University of
Dhaka for the sake of writing and film-making. He is an honorary fellow in writing at the University of Iowa.
Literature
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Humayun Ahmed had a meteoric rise in Bangla literature. His first novel, Nondito Noroke
(tr: In blissful Hell by Mohammad Nurul Huda), written while he was still a student of the University of Dhaka,
gained immediate popularity and critical acclaim. Equally successful was his second novel, Shankhanil Karagar
later made into a successful film by Nasiruddin Yusuf. Humayun Ahmed went on to become one of the most
prolific writers in Bengali literature, having published around one hundred and fifty novels to date.
Along with his more traditional novels and short stories, Ahmed is often credited with creating or maturing many
literary genres in Bangladesh. The rise of Bengali science fiction can largely be attributed to Humayun Ahmed and
his younger brother Iqbal.
His televised drama Bohubrihi was one of the most successful productions of the national TV of the country
called Bangladesh Television. He later developed Bohubrihi into a novel.
Though set in the realities of middle class life, Ahmed's works display a particular penchant for
the mysterious and unexplained. He himself and his literature are often referred to as "moon-struck,
and references to the full moon in his prose are numerous. In almost every one of Ahmed's novels,
there is at least one character who possesses an extraordinary milk of kindness—a characteristic of
Ahmed’s writing. Also, he is prone to create funny characters through which he reveals social realities
and passes on his message. Books for Sheba Prokashoni
Humayun Ahmed produced three books which were published by Sheba Prokashoni. A teacher of Dhaka University,
he was in financial hardship when he heard that Qazi Anwar Hussain pays immediately for works of translation
to be published from Sheba. He was given a book titled Man on Fire which he translated in seven days and Qazi
Anwar Hussain gave him 300 Taka as soon as he appeared with the manuscript. It was published under the title
"Omanush". He translated two more books for Sheba, Samrat and The Exorcist.
Songs
Humayun Ahmed is not a professional song writer, but he has written a number songs mainly for the films and
plays he has produced. Some of his songs are "Ami aaj bhejabo coukh somudrer joley," "Chadni poshor ratey,"
and "Amaaar achey jol." Liberation War-related writings
A recurring theme in Ahmed's literature is the Bangladesh Liberation War, which affected him deeply
since during this war his father was killed by the Pakistan Army and he, along with his mother and
siblings, had to hide to survive. Inspired by the war are a play called 1971, and several novels
such as Aguner Parashmoni ("The Touchstone of Fire"), Shyamal Chhaya ("Green Shadows"), and Jochhna
O Jananir Galpo ("The Tale of Moonlight and the Mother").
Other references abound: the comic novel Bahubrihi ends with a character training parrots to say
"tui rajakar, "you are a traitor," with the goal of sending these parrots to Bangladeshi collaborators during the war.
Academic writings
Dr. Humayun Ahmed wrote the first book on quantum chemistry in Bangla, during a sabbatical
leave of one year taken from the University of Dhaka for this purpose.
Television and film
His first television drama was Ei Shob Din Ratri ("Tale of our daily life"), and was followed by the comedy
series Bohubrihi, the historical drama series Ayomoy, and the urban drama series Kothao Keu Nei ("Nobody Anywhere").
The last one featured an idealistic gang leader named Baker Bhai, who is wrongly convicted and executed. Baker Bhai
became such a popular character that before the last episode was aired, people across the country brought out
processions protesting his death sentence; public prayers and death anniversaries have been observed for this
fictional character by Humayun-fans. Nakshatrer Raat ("The night of stars") was a long serialized televised drama
that explored many facets of modern human life and relationship.
Humayun Ahmed explored the film industry both as an author and director. He directs films based on his own stories.
His first film, "Aguner Parashmoni", based on the Bangladesh Liberation War, received critical acclaim and won the
National Film Award in eight categories, including Best Picture and Best Director. The theme of the Liberation War
often comes across in his stories, often drawing upon Ahmed's in-depth memories of that war.
Ahmed's film Shyamal Chhaya received an Oscar nomination for best foreign language film.
It was an entertaining moview with a storyline around the war of liberaiton war of 1971.
The movie portrayed a realistic picture of the liberation war without malice and prejudice.
Shaymol Chhaya has proved to be a captivating movie. In our polarised world where portraying
practising Muslims negatively can bring international accolade very easily, Humayun Ahmed didn't
take advantage of the situation. Instead of exploiting that sick anti-Muslim sentiment, he preferred
to illustrate a story that is unarguably very close to reality.
Literary style
Until recently Bengali fiction has largely been dominated by the works and style of Bengali writers from the West Bengal.
Humayun Ahmed has distinguished himself with a unique simple literary diction that quickly became extremely popular.
His prose style is lucid and he resorts to dialogues rather than narration by a all-knowing story-teller.
As a result his writining is compact and can be easily understood by a large audience. However,
he depends heavily on a few stereotypical characters which behave in a predictable way, but are,
nevertheless, very popular, because of the romanticism they carry. He has dealt with rural as well as urban
life with equal intensity of observation. Frequently, he captures contemporary issues in his writings
from a different angle. He is an optimist who is prone to focus on the positive aspects of humanbeings.
His portrayal of a hooligan or a prostitute is usually non-judgmental. His human touch to stories hugely
appeals to emotional Bengali psychology. Also, it should be noted that, his storylines often blend reality
with supernatural episodes. This blend is in some ways similar to magic realism. In the contemporary literary
world, perhaps none exists today who writes as spontaneously as Humayun Ahmed [6]
Criticism
Humayun Ahmed has received considerable criticism from the literary critics of the country.
One of the most common one leveled against him is that the quality of his work has deteriorated
after he gained popularity and started writing for money at the request of his publishers [7].
His brother Muhammed Zafar Iqbal once said "Humayun Ahmed has a great camera, but he only takes
picture of birthday parties", referring to his brilliant prose but allegedly trivial subject matters.
The main criticism was that he was repeating the same theme and structure time and again for decades[8].
However, from 2003, he is writing more serious and informative novels.
Awards
* Bangla Academy Award 1981
* Shishu Academy Award
* Ekushe Podok 1994
* National Film Award (Best Story 1993, Best Film 1994, Best Dialogue 1994)
* Lekhak Shibir Prize (1973)
* Michael Madhusudan Medal (1987)
* Bacsas Prize (1988)
* Humayun Qadir Memorial Prize (1990)
* Jainul Abedin Gold Medal
* ShellTec Award (2007) [9]
Filmography (as Director)
* Aguner Parashmony, 1995
* Srabon Megher Din, 2000
* Dui Duari, 2001
* Shyamol Chaya
* Noy Nombor Bipod Shongket
* Aamar Achey Jol, 2008
Television drama
* Amra Tin Jon
* Nokkhotrer Raat
* Aj Robybar
* Ayomoy
* Bohubrihi
* Brikkhomanob
* Kothao Keu Nei
* Ei Shob Din Ratri
Books in English translation
* 1971
* Gouripur Junction (2008)
References
1. ^ Gupta, Om (2006). Gyan Publishing House. p. 949-50. ISBN 9788182053892. http://books.google.com/books?id=eENU_a8c79MC&client=firefox-a.
2. ^ Ahsan, Shamim (2004-02-21). "A Grand Convergence of Minds". The Daily Star. http://www.thedailystar.net/magazine/2004/02/02/event.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
3. ^ Faizul Latif Chowdhury (2007), Review of Lilaboti, Prothom Alo, Dhaka.
4. ^ Shamim Ahsan : Igniting Children's Imagination, The Daily Star, Vol. 1, No. 112, 2003, Dhaka
5. ^ Mirza, 'Kudos to Humayun Ahmed', The Daily Star, 10 december 2004, Dhaka.
6. ^ Chowdhury, F. L. Humayun Ahmed : A Short Introduciton, Desh Prokshan, 2006, Dhaka.
7. ^ Rubaiyat Hossain : 'Bad girls and middle-class morality', The Daily Star, May 2007, Dhaka
8. ^ Chowdhury, F. L. Humayun Ahmed - Time for a Change', Ditiyo Chinta, 1992, Mymensingh
Muhammed Zafar Iqbal
Student of Bogra Zilla School
Student of Bogra Zilla School
Muhammed Zafar Iqbal(born December 23, 1952) is a very popular Bangladeshi writer of children’s books and science-fiction
and also a well-known columnist. He is a professor of Computer Science at the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology,
though originally educated as a physicist. He holds three US patents (5392154, 5550818 and 6226111).
Early life
Muhammed Zafar Iqbal with his wife, Yasmeen Haque
Muhammed Zafar Iqbal was born on 23 December 1952 in Sylhet. His father, Foyzur Rahman Ahmed was
a police officer and because of his fathers occupation, he traveled various parts of the country
as a child. Zafar Iqbal was inspired by his father for writing at an early life and wrote his first
science fiction at the age of seven. On 5 May 1971 Pakistan Army captured his father and killed him
in front of a river. Iqbal had to dig his father’s grave to convince his mother about her husband's death.
First publication of Zafar Iqbal’s science fiction came at the famous weekly "Bichitra" as he wrote
a short story titled "Kopotronik Bhalobasha" (Kopotronik Love). One of the readers claimed the story
as a plagiarism to make Iqbal annoyed and he wrote a series of stories under the title as a result.
He passed SSC from Bogra Zilla School in 1968 and HSC in 1970 from Dhaka College. He joined in Dhaka University
at the department of Physics in 1972. In 1976, Zafar Iqbal went to University of Washington in USA to
obtain his Ph. D. There he again met his Dhaka University classmate Yasmeen Haque, and a year later
they were married. In 1992, Iqbal decided to come back to his country what according to him he had
planned to do the day he had left the country.[1] He and his wife have two children, son Nabil and
daughter Yeshim, who translated the book "Amar Bondhu Rashed" (Rashed, my friend) written by her father.
His elder brother Humayun Ahmed is a living legend, and considered one of the most popular writers of Bengali
Language. Younger brother Ahsan Habib is the editor of satirical magazine,
'Unmad'(Mad) and a cartoonist as well as popular writer.
Literature
Zafar Iqbal started writing since his college days and became very popular
with his teen-adventure novels, a rarity in Bangla literature in the late 1970s.
His writing career was interrupted when he came to study and work in the USA. While abroad,
his first two science fiction books came out, meeting great critical and popular acclaim.
He returned to Bangladesh in early 1990s, leaving his career in the US, and joined Shahjalal
University of Science and Technology to teach Computer Science and also Physics. After his return,
he took up the causes of promoting science to young children, building a first-rate science
education program at the university, and promoting freedom of thought. His latter cause and
his opposition to the religious fundamentalism put him in direct conflict with the religious fanatics.
Although he writes fiction and non-fiction for grown-ups, he is at his creative best with his
novels for adolescents. The young people in his novels are everyday boys and girls, seeking
and finding adventure in their otherwise unremarkable and modest lives. They go through tough
times with a wonderful sense of optimism and wide-eyed curiosity.
A couple of his novels have been made into motion pictures.
Literary Works
Science Fiction
* Copotronic Shukh Dukkho (Copotronic Joy and Sorrow) (1976)
* Peril in Space(1977)
* Crugo (1988)
* Tukunzil (1993)]
* Omikronik Rupantor (Omicronic metamorphosis)(1993)
* System Ediphas
* Obonil (Infra-Blue) (2004)
* Triton Ekti Groher Nam (Triton, the Name of a Planet)(1988)
* Ekjon Otimanobi (A Superwoman)
* Noy Noy Sunno Tin (Nine Nine Zero Three)
* Cromium Oronno (The Cromium Forest}
* Metsys (1999)
* Nishongo Grohochari (The Lone Planetary Traveler)
* Jolojo (Born in Water) (2000)
* Robonogori (A City of Robots)
* Eron
* Project Nebula (2001)
* Fobeaner Jatri (The Traveller of Fobean)
* Ruhan Ruhan (2006)
* Nayeera
* Pri (1997)
* Saira Scientist (Saira The Scientist)
* Biggani Sofdor Alir Moha Moha Abiskar (The Great Inventions of Sofdor Ali the Scientist) (1992)
* Sahnaz O Captain Dablu (Shahnaz and Captain W)
* Tratuler Jagat (Tratul's World)(2002)
* Trinitry Rashimala (The Trinitry Sequence) (1995)
* Tuki O Jhayer (Pray) Dusshahoshik Obhijan (The Brave (Almost) Adventures of Tuki and Jha)
* Jara Biobot (The Biological Robots) (1993)
* Onuron Golok (Resonance Orb)(1996)
* Amra O Crab Nebula (2000)
* Andhokarer Groho (Planet of Darkness)(2008)
* Biggyani Anik Lumba [Anik Lumba the Scientist]
* Icarus (2009)
* Octopuser Chokh {Eye Of Octopus] (2009)
* Jolmanob [Man of Water] (2007)
* Ekjon Otimanobi [A Super Girl]
* Phoenix
* Suhaner Shopno [Dream of Suhan]
Children's Adventures
* Amar Bondhu Rashed (Rashed My Friend)
* Ami Topu (I am Topu)
* AAdh Dojon School
* Bachcha Voyonkor Kachcha Voyonkor (Children Are Dangerous)
* Bokulappu
* Brishtir Thikana (Address of Rain)
* Bubuner Baba (Bubun's Father)
* Chelemanushi (Childish)
* Dipu Number Two
* Dosshi Kojon (Little Pirates)
* Dushto Cheler Dol (Bad Boys Gang)
* Hatkata Robin
* Jarul Chowdhurir Manikjorr
* Kajoler Dinratri (Day and Night of Kajol)
* Kaabil Kohkafi
* Litu Brittanto (Story of Litu)
* Nat-Boltu
* Nitu O Taar Bondhura (Nitu and Her Friends)
* Raju O Agunalir Voot (Raju and the Ghost of Agunali)
* Schooler Naam Pothochari (A School named Pothochari)
* T-Rexer Sondhane (In Search of T-Rex)
* Tinni o Bonna (Tinni and Bonna)
Math and science
* Neurone Onuronon (with Mohammad Kaykobad)(2002)
* Neurone Onuronon 2 (with Mohammad Kaykobad)(2003)
* Gonit Abong Aro Gonit (Maths and More Maths) (with Zakaria Swapan)
* Bigganer Ekso Mojar Khela (100 Interesting Games of Science)
* Goniter Moja, Mojar Gonit (Fun of Math, Funny Math)
* Aktukhani Bigyan (A Little Science) (2007)
* Theory Of Relativity (2008)
* Quantum Mechanics (2009)
Other Works
* Pret (The Spirit)
* Tomader Prosno Amar Uttor
* Beesh Bochor Pore (As an editor)
* 2030 Saler Ekdin O Onnano
* Dusuopner Ditio Prohor (The Second Phase of a Nightmare)
* Muhabbat Alir Ekdin (A Day in the Life of Muhabbat Ali)
* Chhayaleen
* Aktukhani Biggan(February 2007)
* Akas Bariye Dao
* Biborno Tushar (Withering Snow)
* O
* Rongin Choshma [Colorful Glasses]
* Danob [Monster](2009)
* Pishachini
* Modhya Ratrite Tinjon Durbhaga Torun
