Rangpur zilla school Rangpur 5.08

Rangpur Zilla School earliest educational institution of greater Rangpur, came into being in 1832 as Rangpur Zamindar School. Some leading zamindar families and Nathial Smith, the District Collector of Rangpur played an important role in the establishment of the school. It was inaugurated by Governor General lord william bentinck. It was housed in a large two-storied building donated by the Maharaja of Cooch Bihar. Zamindar Rajmohan Roychowdhury (1787-1847) of Kundi was its founder secretary and Krishna Nath Ray its first headmaster. It was taken over by the government in 1857 as an aided institution and affiliated with the Calcutta University.