Barishal Zilla School facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Barishal Zilla School বরিশাল জিলা স্কুল
Academic building of BZS
Location
Sadar Road Barisal 8200 Bangladesh
Coordinates	22°41′53″N 90°22′08″E / 22.698°N 90.369°E / 22.698; 90.369
Information
Type	Public
Motto	পড় তোমার প্রভুর নামে (Read in the name of the Lord)
Established	23 December 1829; 195 years ago (1829-12-23)
School board	Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Barisal
Headmaster	Anita Rani Halder
Faculty	54
Gender	Male
Enrollment	2500+
Classes	III–X
Language	Bengali, English
Campus type	Urban
Color(s)
Yearbook	সবুজ পাতা (Sobuj Pata)
Special project	Connecting classrooms under British Council

Barishal Zilla School (Bengali: বরিশাল জিলা স্কুল), often called BZS, is a public school for boys. It is located in Barisal, a city in south-central Bangladesh. This school was the very first high school to be built in the Barisal area. It started on December 23, 1829, with the name Barisal English School. W. N. Garrett founded the school, and it began with 27 students. In 1853, its name was changed to Barisal Zilla School.

Famous People Who Went to BZS

Many important people have studied at Barishal Zilla School. These former students have become leaders, artists, and thinkers.

Leaders and Politicians

• A. K. Fazlul Huq: He was a very important leader. He served as the Prime Minister of Bengal from 1937 to 1943. A Prime Minister is the head of the government.
• Khan Bahadur Hasem Ali Khan: He was a Bengali nationalist. This means he strongly supported the people and culture of Bengal. He also served as a minister in the government of United Bengal.
• Abdul Jabbar Khan: He was the Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan. This role is like the leader of a country's main law-making group. He held this position from 1965 to 1969.
• Abdur Rahman Biswas: He became the President of Bangladesh. A President is the head of a country. He served from 1991 to 1996.
• Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury and Hafizuddin Ahmed: Both of these individuals were honored with the title Bir Bikrom. This is a very brave award for their actions.

Artists and Thinkers

• Altaf Mahmud: He was a talented music composer. Composers create new music.
• Sardar Fazlul Karim: He was a philosopher. Philosophers are people who think deeply about life and knowledge.
• Buddhadeb Guha: He was a well-known writer.
• Golam Mustafa: He was an actor who won important awards. These include the Ekushey Padak and the National Film Award.
• Manzoor Alam Beg: He is known as the "great teacher of photography" in Bangladesh. He helped start the fine art photography movement there. He also received the Ekushey Padak award.
• Tapan Raychaudhuri: He was a historian. Historians study and write about the past. He received the Padma Bhushan award.

Military and Revolutionaries

• Lieutenant General Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury: He was a high-ranking officer. He served as the chief of the Army staff of Bangladesh.
• Promode Dasgupta: He was a communist leader.
• Siraj Sikder: He was a communist revolutionist.

See Also

• List of Zilla Schools of Bangladesh