# Comilla Victoria Government College

Comilla Victoria Government College (Bengali: কুমিল্লা ভিক্টোরিয়া সরকারি কলেজ, romanized: Cumilla Victoria Shorkari College), mostly known as Comilla Victoria College, is a public college in Comilla, Bangladesh. It is one of the oldest and prestigious colleges in Comilla as well as in the Chittagong division. The higher secondary branch of the college is located in Kandirpar area of the comilla city and the degree and honours branch of the college is located in Dharmapur area of Cumilla. The college was named after Queen Victoria, once the Queen of United Kingdom and British Raj.

## History

The college was established in 1899 by Roy Bahadur Ananda Chandra Roy. Sattendranath Boshu was the first principal of the college and remained in that position until he died
Fazlul Karim was the first Muslim teacher of this college in 1937. He later became the vice principal of the college in 1958 until his retirement in 1972 when the college was made a government college.

## Academics

At present, the college has 15,000 students and 147 teachers, of whom 36 are women.

## Freedom fighters

Many students of Comilla Victoria College joined the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. A memorial was built inside the campus commemorating the contribution of the students to Bangladeshi independence.

## Housing

Comilla Victoria College has five dormitories: four for boys and one for girls. About 1,000 students reside in these dormitories.

## Faculty

There are currently four departments under Comilla Victoria Government University College.
| Faculty Name | Categories | Total number of seats |
| Faculty of Arts | Bangla English Arabic and Islamic Studies History Islamic History and Culture Philosophy | |
| Faculty of Business Administration | Accounting Finance and Banking Management Marketing | ( MBA)500 |
| Faculty of Social Science | Political Science Economics Social Work | |
| Faculty of Science | Physics Chemistry Mathematics Statistics Zoology Botany | |

### Cultural

The educational institution has been festive every day in the activities of 13 cultural organizations. These organizations are also leading national and local level cultural fields. The students of BNCC (Army), BNCC (Air Force), Red Crescent, Victoria College Bitorko Parishad, Victoria College Theater, Rover Scouts, Campus Barta, Blood Donor Organization, Nongar, Botany Society, Career Club and Science Club conduct cultural and social work of college.

## Notable alumni

* Ashab Uddin Ahmad, a Bangladeshi writer, educator and politician. He was a member of the East Bengal Legislative Assembly for the United Front, and a Communist activist. In 2005, he was posthumously awarded the Ekushey Padak for his contributions to literature, which include 24 published books in Bengali and English.
* Muzaffar Ahmed Advisor of Provisional Government of Bangladesh in 1971
* Sachin Dev Burman, music director of Indian Bollywood film industry.
* Abu Osman Chowdhury, Lieutenant Colonel
* Fazlul Halim Chowdhury (1 August 1930 – 9 April 1996) was the longest-serving (1976–1983) vice-chancellor of Dhaka University. He passed HSC exam from this college in science in 1947.
* Kamal Dasgupta, a twentieth-century Bengali music director, composer and folk artist.
* Santi Ghose, is known for her participation in an armed revolutionary struggle.
* Ajit Kumar Guha a Bengali educationist. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2013 posthumously by the Government of Bangladesh.
* Kazi Shamsul Hoque, a journalist, editor of weekly Akhon Samoy, New York City, United States passed B.A. from this college.
* Dewan Sirajul Huq, Former Member of Parliament from Comilla-4(Now Brahmanbaria-4) and one of the founding members of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
* Syed Mahmud Hossain is a Bangladeshi lawyer and jurist who is currently the 22nd Chief Justice of Bangladesh.
* Mustafa Kamal is the current finance minister of Bangladesh.
* Abdus Suttar Khan, a Bangladeshi Oxford Scholar and aerospace researcher.
* Rural development propagator and Ramon Magsaysay Award winner Akhtar Hameed Khan was a principal of the college in the 1950s.
* Masud Ali Khan, a Bangladeshi television, film and stage actor.
* Nabi Chowdhury, footballer, captained the Pakistan national football team and East Pakistan football team.
* Ramendu Majumdar, actor, stage director, and theatre producer
* Advaita Mallabarmana, an Indian Bengali writer. He is mostly known for his novel Titash Ekti Nadir Naam
* Rafiqul Islam Miah is an ex-minister of Bangladesh.
* Bidya Sinha Saha Mim is a Bangladeshi actress and model.
* Bimal Kar, footballer, member of the Shadhin Bangla football team.
* Abdul Awal Mintoo, passed HSC exam from this institute in 1966 in science group.
* Mujibul Haque Mujib, a member of the Bangladeshi parliament for the constituency of Comilla-11 and was the former Minister for Railways of Bangladesh.
* Salauddin Mumtaz was a military officer who fought for the Bangladeshi side in the 1971 Bangladeshi War of Independence and was also posthumously given the title Bir Uttom.
* Khan Sarwar Murshid, educationist and diplomat
* A B M Musa, a Bengali journalist. He was the chief editor of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS). He was awarded Ekushey Padak for journalism in 1999 by the Government of Bangladesh.
* Makhan Paul, a Revolutionary Socialist Party politician, was elected to the Rajya Sabha in July 1981.
* Mijanur Rahman, vice-chancellor of Jagannath University from 2013 to 2021, passed his HSC from this college in 1975.
* Sachindra Lal Singh – 1st Chief Minister of Tripura state .
* AB Siddique, a drafter of the Constitution of Bangladesh and member of parliament
* Arfanul Haque Rifat is a Bangladeshi politician and Mayor of Comilla.
* Notable alumni
* Fazlul Halim Chowdhury
* Kazi Shamsul Hoque
* Abdus Suttar Khan
* Adwaita Mallabarman
* Mujibul Haque Mujib