Government Hazi Mohammad Mohshin College
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Government Hazi Mohammad Mohshin College (সরকারী হাজী মুহাম্মদ মহসীন কলেজ) is a government college in Chittagong
Chittagong
Chittagong ) is a city in southeastern Bangladesh and the capital of an eponymous district and division. Built on the banks of the Karnaphuli River, the city is home to Bangladesh's busiest seaport and has a population of over 4.5 million, making it the second largest city in the country.A trading...

, Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

. The college is named after Muhammad Mohsin
Muhammad Mohsin
Muhammad Mohsin was one of the most prolific philanthropists in the history of Bengal. His most notable contribution was during the great famine of Bengal during 1769-70....

, the 19th century philanthropist.

It is located in College Road, beside Chittagong Government High School
Chittagong Government High School
Chittagong Government High School is a secondary school in Chittagong city, in south-eastern Bangladesh. It is located in College road, beside Chittagong College. This school is nationally famous in Bangladesh and one of the oldest and best schools in Chittagong Division.-History:It was established...

 and opposite Chittagong College
Chittagong College
Chittagong College is a well-respected college in Bangladesh. It is also the second college established in Bangladesh after Dhaka College. Having started out as Chittagong District school in 1836, it was upgraded to an Intermediate college in 1869. It started providing science education in...

.

History

Under the auspices of the 'Mohsin Fund' formed by the "Waqf
Waqf
A waqf also spelled wakf formally known as wakf-alal-aulad is an inalienable religious endowment in Islamic law, typically denoting a building or plot of land for Muslim religious or charitable purposes. The donated assets are held by a charitable trust...

-state" of Haji Muhd Mohsin, it was established in 1874 as Chittagong Madrasa. In 1915, Madrasha education underwent a remarkable change and in 1918 a change named as New Scheme Madrasa came into force to strengthen Madrasa education.. Chittagong Madrasa housed in Portuguese Building was gradually developed into Islamic Intermediate College in 1927 to ensure higher education
Higher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...

 for the students. In 1967 government higher secondary college was founded at the foot of the hill on which Islamic Intermediate College was housed in the Portuguese Building. On 20 July 1979, new college named Haji Mohd. Mohsin College, Chittagong came into existence though the unification of Islamic Intermediate College and government higher secondary college. Now Haji Mohd. Mohsin College is a pioneer college of Bangladesh.

Campus

The College area covers almost 31 acres (125,452.7 m²) of land decked with beautiful landscape. The college Campus wears a garb of natural panoramic beauty. It is housed in eight metalled/pucca
Pucca
Pucca is a media franchise from the South Korean company Vooz Co., Ltd. and currently owned by The Walt Disney Company. The main character, Pucca, is the 10-year old niece of three Chinese noodle house owners. The noodle house, known as the "Goh-Rong", is located in Sooga Village, a small village...

 buildings on an extensive beautiful campus in the lap of nature. The beautiful campus provides the students with a friendly and healthy atmosphere to study in natural tranquility. Here both head and heart go together. A beautiful playground stretches to the south of the college gate, supplying the students a great scope to participate in different games and sports. The college campus upholds the ancient architectural beauty in the shape of a building built by the Portuguese. This building reminds one of their architectural taste and temperament.

Two hostel
Hostel
Hostels provide budget oriented, sociable accommodation where guests can rent a bed, usually a bunk bed, in a dormitory and share a bathroom, lounge and sometimes a kitchen. Rooms can be mixed or single-sex, although private rooms may also be available...

s situated to the west of the administrative Building offer arrangement for 100 students. One more hostel is situated to the south of the Commerce Department Building. There stands the Principal's House, to the south of Commerce Building and on the top of the hill, stands the college mosque
Mosque
A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...

.

The college area covers almost 31 acres (130,000 m²) of land decked with beautiful landscape. The campus wears a garb of natural panoramic beauty. It is housed in eight metalled/pucca
Pucca
Pucca is a media franchise from the South Korean company Vooz Co., Ltd. and currently owned by The Walt Disney Company. The main character, Pucca, is the 10-year old niece of three Chinese noodle house owners. The noodle house, known as the "Goh-Rong", is located in Sooga Village, a small village...

 buildings on an extensive beautiful campus
Campus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...

in the lap of nature. The beautiful campus provides the students with a friendly and healthy atmosphere to study in natural tranquility. Here both head and heart go together. A beautiful playground a stretches to the south of the college gate, supplying the students a great scope to participate in different games and sports. The college campus upholds the ancient architectural beauty in the shape of a building built by the Portuguese. This building reminds one of their architectural taste and temperament.
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