Kabi Nazrul Government College

Kabi Nazrul Government College (KNGC) is a governmental college located in Luxmibazar, Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It was formerly known as Govt. Kabi Nazrul College.

It offers higher secondary education (HSC). It has bachelor's degree and master's degree programmes as well; these divisions are affiliated with the University of Dhaka. Its formar name was Mohasania Madrasa. The name of the institution have been changed four times, the current name is "Kabi Nazrul Govt. College."

History
In 1874, Mohasania Madrasah was established by a grant from the Mohsin Fund. It was built on the model of Calcutta Alia Madrasah (now Aliah University). The institute was later known as Dhaka Madrasah. In 1915, it became Dhaka High Madrasah. In 1916, the Anglo-Persian department became a separate school named Dhaka Government Muslim High School.

After the establishment of University of Dhaka in 1921, the school was upgraded into a college and renamed to Islamia Intermediate College. In 1968, the college section was named Government College Dhaka in 1972, the college was given its current name.

Academics
Kabi Nazrul Government College offers Higher Secondary Certificate, four year honours and one year master's courses in various majors.

Faculty of Science

 * Botany
 * Chemistry
 * Geography & Environment
 * Mathematics
 * Zoology
 * Physics

Faculty of Arts and Social Science

 * Arabic
 * Bengali
 * Economics
 * English
 * History
 * Islamic History and Culture
 * Islamic Studies
 * Philosophy
 * Physical Exercise
 * Political Science

Faculty of Business Studies

 * Finance and Banking
 * Accounting
 * Management
 * Marketing

Library
It has a library facility for students. It is located on the 2nd floor of the 3rd building. This library has 40,000+ books and 2,000+ journals. Apart from that there's a newspaper corner where students can read Bengali and English daily newspapers. For studying in the library students have to issue a library card. They can also borrow books from the library to their home. The library is open daily from 8.30 a.m. till 3.30 p.m.

Medical service
For medical help there's a medical centre in the college. It's totally free of cost and open for the students.

Hall of residence
There's only one hall accommodated for boys. There's no hall for girls.
 * Shahid Shamsul Alam Hall

Canteen
Giving students food at a bare minimum cost the college has its own canteen. It is located in the middle of Shahid Minar and the Faculty of Science Building.

Notable alumni

 * Salma Khatun, Bangladesh's first female locomotive driver.
 * Sheikh Shaheb Ali, international football coach and player.