Barisal Zilla School

Barisal Zilla School (Bengali: বরিশাল জিলা স্কুল), popularly known as BZS, is a prestigious public educational institution for boys, located in Barisal, Bangladesh. It is one of the oldest and glorious educational institutions in Asia, the first high school in Barisal Division, and the second oldest school in Bangladesh.[2] With a long history, It was founded by an Englishman, N. W. Garret, on 23 December 1829 with only 8 students. Now it has more than two thousand students. BZS is particularly well-known for its history, wealth, and notable alumni (Old BZSians). The school offers grades from class III to class X. It has two shifts, morning and day. The morning shift starts at 7:00 am and the day shift starts at 12:00 pm.

Barishal Zilla School
বরিশাল জিলা স্কুল
Location
Sadar Road
Barisal

8200

Bangladesh
Coordinates22.698°N 90.369°E / 22.698; 90.369
Information
TypePublic
Mottoপড় তোমার প্রভুর নামে
(Read in the name of thy Lord)
Established23 December 1829 (1829-12-23)
School boardBarisal Education Board
HeadmasterMohammad Nurul Islam[1]
Faculty54
GenderBoys
Enrollment2500+
ClassesIII–X
LanguageBengali
Color(s)BZSians White   
YearbookSobuj Pata
Special projectConnecting classrooms under British Council
Websitebzs.addiesoft.com

Beside the school playground, Barisal Zilla School owns famous ground called Poreshsagor (পরেশ সাগর). The school celebrated its 175th anniversary on 9–10 December 2005.

Notable alumni

Barisal Zilla School produced many leading local reformers, politicians, statesmen and veteran educationist, philosophers, poets-writers and sportsmen those personalities include:

See also

References
  1. "বরিশাল জিলা স্কুলে নবীন বরণ অনুষ্ঠিত | বাংলাদেশ প্রতিদিন".
  2. "Barisal Zilla School". Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education, Barisal.
  3. Khan, Muazzam Hussain (2012). "Khan, Justice Abdul Jabbar". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  4. Khan, Mobarak Hossain (2012). "Mahmud, Shaheed Altaf". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

3.^"https://www.sohopathi.com/barisal-zilla-school/"

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