Barishal Cadet College

Barishal Cadet College is a residential military school in Babuganj, Barisal, Bangladesh, established in 1981.^[1]

Barishal Cadet College
Administrative Building of Barishal Cadet College
Location
Union: Rahmatpur Babuganj Upazila District: Barisal Bangladesh Dhaka-Barisal next to the highway Barisal ,  Bangladesh , 1205
Coordinates	22.78043°N 90.30630°E / 22.78043; 90.30630
Information
Motto	Read in the name of your Lord (বাংলা: পড় তোমার প্রভুর নামে)
Established	July 1, 1981; 44 years ago (1981-07-01)
School board	Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Barisal
Principal	Lt. Col. Tahsin Salehin Rana, PSC
Adjutant	Major Mohiuddin Mohammad Asif, psc
Language	English
Area	51 acres (210,000 m2)
Color(s)	Turkish Blue
Demonym	BCCian
First Principal	Mohammad Mofazzal Hossain
EIIN	100443
Website	bcc.army.mil.bd

History

Before the independence of Bangladesh, the then East Pakistani government established four cadet colleges in the former East Pakistan that followed the British public schools' model. After independence, due to the success of those schools, the Bangladesh Defense Force kept those colleges (which are high schools by American definition) and established eight more cadet colleges, three for girls and five for boys.^{[citation needed]}

Previously, it was Barisal Residential Model College (বরিশাল আদর্শ মহাবিদ্যালয়). In 1981, the Bangladesh government converted it into a cadet college. Its first principal was Md. Mufazzal Husain who was also the project director during the initial phase of development. As a cadet college, it has numerous placements of its alumni in the national armed forces.^{[citation needed]}

Notable alumni and faculty

• SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, faculty, Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army^{[citation needed]}
• Topu, singer
• Mashrur Arefin, alumni, writer and banker^[2]
• Md. Mahbub Hossain, alumni, Bangladesh Cabinet Secretary^[3]
• Alvi Ahmed, alumni, filmmaker and novelist^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of cadet colleges in Bangladesh