Rajshahi College

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Rajshahi College

রাজশাহী কলেজ
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Type	Government College
Established	1873; 152 years ago (1873)
Founder	King Haranath Roy Chowdhury
Academic affiliation	National University, Bangladesh
Principal	Md. Abdul Khaleque
Academic staff	241
Administrative staff	111
Students	26000 (approx)
Location	Rajshahi , Rajshahi , 6100 , Bangladesh 24°21′52″N 88°35′45″E / 24.3645°N 88.5958°E / 24.3645; 88.5958
Campus	Urban, 14 hectares (35 acres)
EIIN	126490
College code	National University - 2501 Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Rajshahi – 1000
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Website	rc.edu.bd

Rajshahi College (Bengali: রাজশাহী কলেজ) is a public educational institution in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Established in 1873, it is the third oldest college in Bangladesh after Dhaka College and Chittagong College. Rajshahi College is now comprising Bangladesh to award a graduate (master's) degree. The first two master's degree candidates, Cayan Uddin Ahmed (Chawyone Uddin Ahmed) and N. N. Lehari, after graduation became Chief Secretary of Bengal and Session Judge respectively. Later both were awarded Khan Bahadur and Roy Bahadur titles.

Affiliated with the National University of Bangladesh, Rajshahi College offers three years Degree pass course and four years honours degree courses in various disciplines. Since 1996, it had stopped enrolling higher secondary students. It resumed enrollment of higher secondary students in 2010. Situated in the city center, Rajshahi College is adjacent to Rajshahi Collegiate School and very close to the famous Varendra Museum.