Kursha K.N. Secondary School

Kursha K.N. Secondary School (কুর্শা কে.এন. মাধ্যমিক বিদ্যালয়) (previous name: Kursha K.N. Bahumukhi High School (কুর্শা কে.এন. বহুমুখী উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়)) is a secondary school under Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Jashore located in Kursha of Kursha Union of Mirpur Upazila of Kushtia District. The school was established in 1889 by Kedar Nath Jowardar, a local Hindu zamindar. The school is also known as Kursha Kedar Nath Secondary School (কুর্শা কেদার নাথ মাধ্যমিক বিদ্যালয়).

History
In 1889 local Hindu zamindar Kedar Nath Joardar established the school on about 10 acre of land. The school is named after its founder.

British period
It was started in 1889 as an ME (English Medium) school for classes 1–7. Kedar Nath Joardar 's son Harinath Joardar served as the first headmaster of the school. In 1939, Kumar Dutta served as the second head teacher.

Pakistan Period
The school was closed in 1956 due to communal riots when Kumar Dutta was the headmaster after the partition of the Indian subcontinent.

Post-independence period
After closing down in 1956, the school reopened in 1983 after 28 years. Then Sabdar Hossain took charge as the head teacher. Later, Zahir Uddin became the head teacher. After his retirement, Nurunnabi served as the head teacher since 2011. The current headmaster is Solaiman Hossain.

The school was initially established on 10 acre of land but now the land is 3 acre. The rest of the land has gone to the possession of some influential local people.

Location
The school is located in Kursha village adjacent to Majihat village in Kursha Union of Mirpur Upazila of Kushtia District. The distance of the school from Mirpur Upazila city is 17 km and the distance of the school from Kushtia city is 25 km.

Educational activities
The school is under Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Jashore. The school has 17 teachers and about 400 students.