Rajshahi Collegiate School

Rajshahi Collegiate School, a public school for boys located in Boalia Thana in the center of Rajshahi, which is a metropolitan city in northern Bangladesh, is the oldest school in the country. History Rajshahi Collegiate School was established in 1828. The school was nationalised by the provincial government of Bengal and was converted into a Government Zilla (or District) School on 20 June 1836 In 1873 the Zilla School was given the status of an Intermediate College, and F.A. courses were introduced into its curriculum. With further development this college was accorded "first-grade rank" in 1878, which meant that it could teach B.A. courses and be affiliated to the University of Calcutta. Later the college part got separated and named as Rajshahi College.