Comilla Zilla School

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Public high school in Bangladesh

Comilla Zilla School

কুমিল্লা জিলা স্কুল

Symbol of Comilla Zilla School

Location

Kandirpar, Comilla

Bangladesh

Coordinates| 23°27′46″N 91°10′54″E﻿ / ﻿23.462895°N 91.181739°E﻿ / 23.462895; 91.181739
Information
Type| Public high school
Motto| পড় তোমার প্রভুর নামে
Established| 20 July 1837; 187 years ago (20 July 1837)
Founder| Henry George Leicester
School board| Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Comilla
School code| 105770
Headmaster| Mohammad Abdul Hafiz
Grades| Class 5 to 10
Gender| Male
Enrollment| About 2000
Language| Bengali
Campus size| Urban, 5.69 acres
Sports| Cricket, football, handball, badminton, basketball
Special project| Connecting classrooms under British Council
Website| www.czs.edu.bd

Comilla Zilla School (Bengali: কুমিল্লা জিলা স্কুল) is a public boys' school in Comilla, a city in Bangladesh. It is one of the oldest schools in the country. It was the only school in Comilla when established in 1837.It is the best school under Comilla Board.[1] The current Headmaster of the school is Mr. Ashton Hall[2]

## History

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The school is situated at the center of Comilla town. It was established on 20 July 1837 by the Englishman Henry George Leicester and named Comilla Zilla School. later It was set up by the Government of British India for teaching English literature and science. At the beginning, there were 37 students only. The school was running under University of Calcutta since 1857. Before that, the academic building of the school was expanded and more facilities were created to upgrade it as a full-fledged high school. The school covers about 5.69 acres of land.[1][3]

Administrative building of Comilla Zilla School

## Current day

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From the beginning of its establishment the school was running only in one shift. From 1991 two shifts has been introduced: morning and day. There are two sections in class five: Morning A and Day A. From Class Six to Eight, there are 6 sections in each class: Morning A,B,C, and Day A,B,C. Each section comprises a maximum of 60 students.

For Class Nine and Ten, students are distributed into four sections following the same structure with a larger number of students in a class. About 2,000 students are studying in the school with 53 teachers and 20 administration staffs.

## Facilities

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The school has three academic buildings, one administration building and two hostels. There is a big field in the school area, as well as a basketball court . Other facilities include mosque, workshop, auditorium, canteen, shaheed minar, and library. The school has five laboratories and a computer lab.

## Achievements

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Among schools under the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Comilla, the school ranked first numerous times on Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination.[4][5]

## Notable alumni

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* Asif Akbar, Bangladeshi pop singer[citation needed]
* A.B.M. Khairul Haque, prominent Bangladeshi Jurist and former Chief Justice of Bangladesh[citation needed]
* AKM Azizul Haque, advisor to the Ministry of Agriculture.[6]
* Dhirendranath Datta, Bengali lawyer who was active in the politics of undivided Bengal in pre-partition India and later in East Pakistan (1947–1971)[citation needed]
* Enamul Haque Moni, former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 10 Tests and 29 ODIs from 1990 to 2003[citation needed]
* General Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan, former Chief of Army Staff of Bangladesh[citation needed]
* Himangshu Dutta, music composer[citation needed]
* Kamrul Ahsan, Bangladesh Ambassador to Russia, Secretary to the Government, career foreign service officer and former High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Canada and Singapore[7]
* Muhammad Anwar Hossain, 2nd Lt. (1-E Bengal), first Shaheed defense officer during Bangladesh Liberation War, later awarded as Bir Uttom by Bangladesh Government[8]
* Piash Karim, sociologist and political commentator[9]
* Sachin Dev Burman, former Indian music director and singer. A member of the Tripura royal family, he started his career with Bengali films in 1937. Later he began composing for Hindi movies, and became one of the most successful and influential Bollywood film music composers.[citation needed]
* Shib Narayan Das, student leader of late 1960s who designed the first national flag of Bangladesh[8]
* Syed Mahmud Hossain, Lawyer, jurist and the 22nd Chief Justice of Bangladesh.
* Mizanur Rahman Aryan, the owner and founder of "Mr.Aryan Films", is a Bangladeshi television film director and scriptwriter.
* Golam Rahman, Ex Chairman Anti Corruption Commission, Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission, Former Secretary of Bangladesh Government.

## See also

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* List of Zilla Schools of Bangladesh
* List of Educational Institutions in Comilla

## References

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1. ^ a b "Comilla Zila School". Banglapedia. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
2. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
3. ^ "History". Comilla Zilla School.
4. ^ "SSC result: Pass rate drops in Comilla Board". The Daily Observer. 19 May 2014.
5. ^ "Comilla Zilla School secures top position in Comilla board". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS). 30 May 2015. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
6. ^ "হক, এ.কে.এম আজিজুল - বাংলাপিডিয়া". bn.banglapedia.org (in Bengali). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
7. ^ "H.E. Kamrul Ahsan, Bangladesh High Commissioner to Singapore". High Commission of Bangladesh, Singapore. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
8. ^ a b 175 Years of Comilla Zilla School.
9. ^ "Piash Karim passes away". New Age. 14 October 2014. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

## External links

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* http://czs.edu.bd/
* https://www.czsspc.com/

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