BAF Shaheen College Dhaka
বিএএফ শাহীন কলেজ ঢাকা
Logo of BAF Shaheen College Dhaka
Location
Birsreshto Shaheed Jahangir Gate, Dhaka Cantonment

Dhaka
1206

Bangladesh Bangladesh
Coordinates23°46′37.5″N 90°23′27.5″E / 23.777083°N 90.390972°E / 23.777083; 90.390972
Information
Other nameBAFSD[1]
Dhaka Shaheen
Former namesShaheen School
PAF Shaheen School[2][3]
Shaheen High School
BAF Shaheen College Tejgaon[4]
TypeSchool and College
MottoBengali: শিক্ষা-সংযম-শৃঙ্খলা
(Education-Restraint-Discipline)
Patron saint(s)Chief of Air Staff
Established1 March 1960 (1960-03-01)
FounderPakistan Air Force
Sister schoolBAF Shaheen Colleges
AuthorityBangladesh Air Force (with civil representatives)
School codeSchool Code-1272
College Code-1051
EIIN-107858
PrincipalGroup Captain Chowdhury Mohammed Zia-Ul-Kabir
Staff107+
FacultyScience, Business Studies, Humanities
Teaching staff276+
GradesKG to 12th
Genderco-ed
Enrollment7975 (as of year 2023)
Education systemNational Curriculum of Bangladesh
LanguageBengali and English
CampusBAF Base Bashar, Dhaka, Bangladesh[5]
Campus typeUrban
Houses  Isa Khan House
  Titumir House
  Sher-e-Bangla House
  Nazrul House
Color(s)Uniform: Boys:    Sky blue and khaki
Girls:    Sky blue and white
SportsFootball, cricket, squash, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, hockey, badminton, handball
YearbookAbahon (আবাহন)
AffiliationMinistry of Education (Bangladesh)
Alumni nameEx Shaheen[6]
BoardDhaka Education Board
Alumni association nameEx Shaheens' Association Dhaka - ESAD[7]
DemonymShaheens
Websitebafsd.edu.bd

BAF Shaheen College Dhaka (Bengali: বিএএফ শাহীন কলেজ ঢাকা) also known as BAFSD or Dhaka Shaheen is a co-educational Bangladeshi college (grades KG-XII) established and controlled by the Bangladesh Air Force and primarily for the children of Air Force personnel,[8][9] but students from the civilian section can also study at the college.[10] This college is located at Jahangir Gate, Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka, Bangladesh.[11] There are seven BAF Shaheen Colleges across the country including one more in Kurmitola, Dhaka and a BAF Shaheen English Medium College that is operated by the Bangladesh Air Force.[12]

History

The institution was established by Pakistan Air Force[13] near Tejgaon Airport, East Pakistan now Birsreshto Shaheed Jahangir Gate, Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka, Bangladesh on 1 March 1960 for the children of the Air Force personnel as Shaheen School, an English-medium school.[14] Later in 1967 Bengali medium was introduced along with English medium. After the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 Bangladesh Air Force has been running this educational institution.[15] Meanwhile, Shaheen School was renamed as "Shaheen High School" and within a few years was recognized by the Dhaka Education Board. In the academic year 1977-78 Shaheen High School was renamed "BAF Shaheen College Dhaka" for the purpose of upgrading it to a higher secondary college.[16] Degree (pass course) was introduced in the academic year 1990-91 and since then BAF Shaheen College Dhaka continues to function as a degree college. However, the degree was abolished from the academic year 2006–07.[17][18]

Academics

Teaching is done in Bengali and English . The institution has three parts:

  • Primary Division (KG to Class V)
  • Junior Secondary and Secondary (6th to 10th Class)
  • College (Class XI & XII)

Shaheen School Authority releases an admission circular for KG class every year (both an English version and Bengali-medium), and the college authority publishes an admission circular every year after the publication of the Secondary School Certificate results. New students (both boys and girls) are admitted to the 11th grade via online applications.[11]

Sports facilities and hockey field

BAF Shaheen College Dhaka has several playgrounds for sports. BAFSD has teams for football, cricket, squash, basketball, table tennis, hockey, badminton, handball, and volleyball that participate in national and regional games. BAFSD also hosts many tournaments on its grounds. Within the college, teams from the houses take part in annual football, cricket, squash, basketball, table tennis, hockey, badminton, handball, and volleyball tournaments.

BAF Shaheen College Dhaka hockey field in Dhaka is the home ground for BAF Shaheen College Dhaka Hockey Team. It is the only institutional hockey ground in Bangladesh to contain artificial turf. A number of national-level tournaments are held there every year. It was constructed in 2014 to provide better infrastructural facilities to its hockey team and giving opportunities at the school and college level to arrange tournaments of international standard. Its construction began in December 2014. It was opened at the end of that month, making it the first artificial hockey turf of institutional level in Bangladesh.[19][20][21][22][23]

Publications

BAF Shaheen College Dhaka publishes the college annual magazine Abahon (আবাহন) every year. The students and teachers of the college from infant classes to higher secondary classes enrich the college anniversary stream by writing stories, poems, essays, paintings, practical experiences, travelogues etc. Apart from this, annual programs and important activities of the college, academic and co-curricular activities, results and glorious achievements, class-wise students' photos etc. are published in the yearbook.[11]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Movie Promotion in BAFSD". The Daily Star. 4 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "OP-ED: The legacy of Sheikh Kamal at PAF Shaheen School". Dhaka Tribune. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  3. ↑ Parliamentary Debates. Official Report, PAF Shaheen School. Manager of Publications. 12 February 1969.
  4. ↑ "BAF Shaheen Tejgaon face BAF Shaheen Kurmitola in final today". The Daily Nation. 27 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "1 vote in 1 hour at BAF Shaheen Centre". Somokal (in Bengali). 17 July 2023.
  6. ↑ Correspondent, Staff (26 December 2017). "BAF Shaheen College reunion held". The Daily Star. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "Escalator sitting in front of Shaheen College: Mayor at ESAD reunion 2022". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 25 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "BAF Shaheen College Dhaka - At a glance". BAF Shaheen College Dhaka. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Lecturer - BAF Shaheen College Dhaka". The Business Standard. 14 August 2022. Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  10. ↑ Staff Correspondent (26 December 2017). "BAF Shaheen College reunion held". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  11. 1 2 3 Limited, Mahmud IT. "BAF Shaheen College Dhaka". Developed by Mahmud IT Limited. Archived from the original on 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  12. ↑ ""BAF Shaheen Colleges"". Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  13. ↑ Parliamentary Debates. Official Report, PAF Shaheen School, Dacca. Manager of Publications. 12 February 1969.
  14. ↑ "BAF Shaheen College Dhaka". Bangladesh Air Force. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  15. ↑ "History of the College". www.bafsd.edu.bd (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  16. ↑ "History of BAF Shaheen College – ESAD". Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  17. ↑ "'Language Club' at BAF Shaheen College to improve students' English skills". Rtv News (in Bengali). 22 November 2022.
  18. ↑ "BAF Inter Shaheen Hockey Competition concludes". Dhaka Tribune. 1 November 2018.
  19. ↑ Mahmood, Raihan (3 February 2014). "Negre confirms new turf". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  20. ↑ Hoque, Shishir (6 February 2014). "FIH approves new turf location". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  21. ↑ "Negre in town". The Daily Star. 15 December 2014. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  22. ↑ Mahmood, Raihan (16 December 2014). "Negre eager to see Bangladesh hockey develop". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  23. ↑ "Negre opens sand-turf". New Age. Dhaka. 16 December 2014. Archived from the original on 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  24. ↑ "Ex-Shaheens introduce Sheikh Kamal Memorial Scholarship | Independent". www.theindependentbd.com. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  25. 1 2 "OP-ED: The legacy of Sheikh Kamal". Dhaka Tribune. 15 August 2020. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  26. ↑ "Personal life". Tarique Rahman. Archived from the original on 16 January 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  27. 1 2 3 4 "BAF Shaheen College reunion held". The Daily Star. 26 December 2017. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  28. ↑ "Aupee Karim at DS Cafe". The Daily Star. 4 June 2010. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  29. ↑ "Khaled Mahmud Profile, Stats, Biography, News | BDCricTime". www.bdcrictime.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  30. ↑ "চাররঙা হাসান মাসুদ". দেশ রূপান্তর. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
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