Gole Afroz College

Gole Afroze Government Degree College গোল আফ্রোজ সরকারি ডিগ্রি কলেজ
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Location
Singra Rajshahi Bangladesh
Coordinates
Information
Type	Public since 1986
Religious affiliation(s)	Islam (Sunni)
Established	1970 Pakistan Made Public in 1986 Bangladesh
Founder	Singranatore Family
School board	Rajshahi Education Board
School district	Natore
Authority	Bangladesh Board
Grades	Upper secondary and collegiate

Gol-e-Afroze Government College also called Gule Afroze Degree College is the only public residential, coeducational, institute of higher learning of Singra in Natore, Bangladesh. It is one of the five government colleges in the Natore District, and the third oldest, established before the War of 1971 and the Independence of the country. Although it was a private college of the aristocratic Singranatore family, in 1986, the then President and former military ruler, HM Ershad announced that it would be made into a public college. Since then it is under the Ministry of Education of the Government of Bangladesh.

History

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Lady Gole Afroz from whom the college takes its name

It is named after Begum Gole Afroz, a member of the Singranatore family of Rajshahi, the daughter of Gulbadan Begum of Natore and Shamezuddin Ahmed. She was a granddaughter of Mirza Jalaluddin, the last zamindar of Natore and the wife of MM Rahmatullah.

Gallery

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Further study

Prothista Porichiti: Gole Afroz Shorkari Degree College 1996.

External links

• Official Website Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics
• Official Website Ministry of Education