Murari Chand College
Public college in Sylhet, Bangladesh
Murari Chand College (Bengali: মুরারিচাঁদ কলেজ) (usually referred to as MC College) is a public higher education institution located in the Tilaghar area of Sylhet City Corporation, Bangladesh. Founded in 1892 by Raja Girish Chandra Roy, the college is one of the region's oldest educational establishments. It currently offers Higher Secondary education in the Science stream under the Sylhet Education Board, along with undergraduate (Pass), undergraduate (Honours), and postgraduate programs affiliated with the National University. According to BANBEIS, the college currently enrolls 13,351 students.
History
In memory of his maternal grandfather, Murari Chand Roy, Raja Girish Chandra Roy—the Zamindar of Raynagar in Srihatta (present-day Sylhet)—established a high school named Murari Chand Entrance School on 17 June 1886. Within a short time, initiatives were taken to upgrade it into a college. With approval from the University of Calcutta, the F.A. (now equivalent to Higher Secondary) course was introduced in 1891. Continuing this progress, Murari Chand College formally began its journey on 27 June 1892 as the only second-grade college in the Assam Province, starting with just 18 students and 4 teachers. In 1893, the first batch of students from the college appeared for the F.A. examination.
After the devastating earthquake of 1897 destroyed both the Zamindar house and the college building, Raja Girish Chandra Roy rebuilt the college.
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