Chittagong Government Women's College

Chittagong Government Women's College

চট্টগ্রাম সরকারি মহিলা কলেজ
Motto	জ্ঞানই আলো
Motto in English	Knowledge is Power
Type	Public
Established	1957 (1957)
Affiliation	Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Chattogram}}
Chairman	Md. Mashiur Rahman
Principal	Prof. MD. Abul Hasan
Vice-Principal	Prof. Tahmina Akhter Nur
Location	Nasirabad, Chittagong , Bangladesh 22.3626°N 91.8158°E / 22.3626; 91.8158
Campus	Urban, 21 acres (8.5 ha)
Language	Bangla & English
Website	www.cgwc.edu.bd

Chittagong Government Women's College is a government owned college only for women. It is located at Nasirabad area in Chittagong. It was established in 1957.

History

The purpose of establishing a women's institution was offering education to the women in restrictive families in Bangladesh. Thus some social reformers and educationalists tried to make an institution only for women in Chittagong. Thus they founded Chittagong Government Women's College. Its academic and administrative works started in Victoria Islamic Hostel just beside the Andarkilla Shahi Jame Mosque. In the beginning, it started its activities with only 150 students and 8 teachers. The teachers taught without any salary. The first principal of this institution was Sri Jogesh Chandra Singha. Badsha Mia Chowdhury and some social reformers offered 20 acres land for this institution at Khulshi area in Chittagong. In 1961/1962, the institution moved here from its initial place. It nationalized in 1968. Business studies group started in 2006–2007.

Affiliations

Course	Date of First Affiliation
HSC	30.06.1960
Degree(Pass)	08.02.1971
Honours	09.06.1987
Masters Preliminary	28.01.1995
Masters final	26.06.1997

Administration

Current principal of this institution is Md. Abul Hasan. And vice principal is Tahmina Akhter Nur.

Academics

Chittagong Government Women's College offers HSC, Honours courses, and master's degree courses.

Honours courses

• Bangla
• English
• Islamic History and Culture
• Philosophy
• Political Science
• Sociology
• Social Work
• Economics
• Psychology

Master's final courses

• Bangla
• Islamic History and Culture
• Philosophy
• Economics

Degree (pass) courses

• B. A. (Pass)
• B. S. S. (Pass)
• B.Sc. (Pass)
• B. B. S. (Pass)