Mymensingh Zilla School

Mymensingh Zilla School is a boys-only school in the city of Mymensingh, Bangladesh. It was established on 4 November 1853. Though it is a Bengali medium school now the school started as an English medium one. Since 1990 the school has been running two shifts, morning and day. The morning shift starts at 7:30am and the day shift starts at 12:00pm. The school has two nearby campuses: one is meant for academic and administrative buildings while the other houses the school hostel.HistoryMymensingh Zilla School was established in 1853 during the British Raj, and is one of the oldest schools in Bangladesh. Bhagawan Chandra Bose, father of scientist Jagadish Chandra Bose, was the first headmaster of the school.In 1846 it started as an English medium school called 'Hardinge School' at Mr. F. B. Camp's, the then Deputy Collector of the East India Company. On 3 November 1853 it started as a full-fledged English medium school near Kachari (present Laboratory School). However, it is no longer an English medium one; it follows the national curriculum of Bangladesh and the medium of instruction is Bengali.It was called "multilateral pilot school" during the time of first Deputy Commissioner of Mymensingh, S.M.A Kajmi, by the government. The main and present school structures were built in 1912. In 1965 the school compound was designed and reformed by an American science teacher, Mr. Dril.