Rangamati Government High School

Government high school in Rangamati, Bangladesh

Rangamati Government High School

রাঙ্গামাটি সরকারি উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়

Location

Old Police Line Road, Reserve Mukh, Reserve Bazar, Rangamati Sadar

Rangamati

Bangladesh

Coordinates| 22°38′40″N 92°11′48″E﻿ / ﻿22.64444°N 92.19667°E﻿ / 22.64444; 92.19667
Information
Other name| RGHS
Type| Government high school
Motto| জ্ঞানই আলো Gyan-E-Alo
(Knowledge is light)
Established| 1890; 135 years ago (1890)
School board| Chittagong Education Board
Headmaster| Mr. Sarit Kumar Chakma [1]
Grades| 6 to 10
Gender| Male and Female
Language| Bengali
Campus| Urban
13.16 acres (0.0533 km2) [2]
Website| www.rghsr.edu.bd

Rangamati Government High School (Bengali: রাঙ্গামাটি সরকারি উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়), also known as RGHS is a public government high school located in Rangamati Sadar, Rangamati. It is the first operating high school in Rangamati and Chittagong Hill Tracts.[3] It was established in 1890 during the British Raj era.

The school provides secondary education following the national curriculum. The exact location of this school is Old Police Line Road, Reserve Mukh, Reserve Bazar, Rangamati Sadar, Rangamati, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

## History

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Rangamati Government High School was established in 1890 during the British Raj era. The school was redesigned and rebuilt in 2015.[citation needed]

## Facilities

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### Buildings

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Standing on a 13.16-acre total area, the school has five academic buildings.[4] Four of these buildings are used as classrooms. The other building is mainly for the school staff and the headmaster. The teacher's room is on the second floor of one of the buildings. There are a total of 17 classrooms where classes are taken.[5]

## Notable alumni

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* Amit Chakma, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Western Ontario, in Canada.[6]
* Birendra Kishore Roaza, President of PCJSS, Former MLA of Chittagong Hill Tracts.
* Manabendra Narayan Larma, founder of PCJSS.[7]
* Naba Bikram Kishore Tripura, Former Secretary of Ministry of CHT, Former Additional Inspector General of Police.

## See also

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* Education in Bangladesh
* NCTB
* List of schools in Bangladesh

## References

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1. ^ "Headmaster of RGHS". School's website, Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education(DSHE).
2. ^ "Introduction to the school at a glance". School's website, Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education(DSHE).
3. ^ "Rangamati Government High School". Nagorik Seba.
4. ^ "Introduction to the school at a glance". School's website, Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education(DSHE).
5. ^ "Introduction to the school at a glance". School's website, Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education(DSHE).
6. ^ Wasim Bin Habib; Tuhin Shubhra Adhikary (4 March 2017). "Breaking the barriers". The Daily Star.
7. ^ "Manabendra Narayan Larma". Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti. Retrieved 2025-05-02.

## Further reading

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* "Teacher crisis hits academic activities at 6 Rangamati govt schools". The New Nation. 7 September 2018.