Pabna Zilla School
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Pabna Zilla School is the oldest high school in the Pabna District
Pabna District
Pabna District is a district in north-western Bangladesh. It is the southern most district of Rajshahi Division. Its administrative capital is eponymous Pabna town.-Geography:Pabna forms the south-east boundary of Rajshahi Division...

 of Bangladesh
Bangladesh
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 and one of the top-ranked schools in the country. It provides education from class three (grade-3) to class ten (grade-10). It has two shifts - morning and day. The morning shift starts at 7.30 am and day shifts starts at 12.00 noon.Though it is a boy's school, it has both male and female teachers. This school has one headmaster but it has separate groups of teachers for morning and day shift. Pabna
Pabna
Pabna is a town in Rajshahi Division ofBangladesh and the administrative capital of eponymous Pabna District. It is located on the north bank of Padma river and has a population of about 138,000.-Name:...

 Zilla School has a big playground,three large buildings(known as administrative building, academic  building, science
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  building) one hall room, a hostel
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 and a mosque
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 as well. It has a well set computer laboratory
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 and four individual laboratories
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 for Physics
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, Chemistry
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, Biology
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 and Agriculture
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.

History

Pabna Zilla School was established as a Anglo-Vernacular type of school between 1836-1840. The founder of the school named Babu
Babu
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 Digombor Saha and was assist by Babu
Babu
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 RadhaGobinda Mitra. Babu
Babu
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 Ramchandra Nandi was the headmaster during the period 1844-1853. In 1 nov,1853 the School became a government Public school (government funded) and was named Pabna Zilla School. In 1966-1967 the number of students were 717. But now it has a wide range of teachers and students.

Location

Pabna Zilla School is located in the center of Pabna
Pabna District
Pabna District is a district in north-western Bangladesh. It is the southern most district of Rajshahi Division. Its administrative capital is eponymous Pabna town.-Geography:Pabna forms the south-east boundary of Rajshahi Division...

 at A. Hamid Road. at 24°00′08"N 89°14′0"E.

Admission

Generally, admission is permitted in class three, six and nine once in a year. Admission into this school is very competitive. After an initial rigorous screening, more than 3000 applicants are offered to appear at a comprehensive admission test for only 240 positions. Application forms are usually available during the first week of December in every year. A number of coaching center has established in Pabna
Pabna
Pabna is a town in Rajshahi Division ofBangladesh and the administrative capital of eponymous Pabna District. It is located on the north bank of Padma river and has a population of about 138,000.-Name:...

 for this admission test.

Academics

This school teaches from class three to class ten. Upon a rigorous screening in class ten, students are appeared at S.S.C. examination. Each year about 2,50,000 students covered from north-west regions of the country take part in this public examination under Rajshahi Education Board. The S.S.C. examinees of this school always rank top in the merit positions. Since its birth, it has produced a number of remarkable alumni who have significantly contributed into the successful advancement not only of the country but also of the whole world.

Notable alumni

  • Jagadish Chandra Bose, scientist
  • Kazi Zainul Abedin
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    , poet
  • Fazle Hasan Abed
    Fazle Hasan Abed
    Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, KCMG is a social worker with dual Bangladeshi/ British nationality and the founder and chairman of BRAC . For his outstanding contributions to social improvement, he has received the Ramon Magsaysay Award, the UNDP Mahbub Ul Haq Award and the inaugural Clinton Global Citizen...

    , social worker
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