Sylhet Government Pilot High School

Public school in Sylhet, Bangladesh

Sylhet Government Pilot High School
Location

Sylhet Bangladesh
Information
Type	Public
Established	1836; 188 years ago (1836)
Head teacher	Kabir Khan
Number of students	2500
Campus	Urban
Nickname	Pilot School
Website	sylgovpilothss.edu.bd

The Sylhet Government Pilot High School (Bengali: সিলেট সরকারি পাইলট উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়) is one of the oldest schools in Bangladesh as well as in Indian Subcontinent. Founded in 1836, it is situated in the Kalighat area of Sylhet, on the bank of the Surma River.

Events during the twenty-first century

Sylhet Gov. Pilot High School won the national prize in 2003.

Sylhet Government Pilot High School celebrated its 175th anniversary in 2010 with a grand reunion on 20 and 21 January 2010 at the school campus.

Notable alumni

Alphabetically listed according to the last name.

Rafique Uddin Ahmed [bn] - scientist, electrical engineer
Syed Mujtaba Ali - writer^[1]
Abdul Malik (physician)
Arup Ratan Choudhury - dental surgeon
Humayun Rashid Choudhury - Speaker of the National Parliament (1996–2001)
Mahmudul Amin Choudhury - Chief Justice (2001–2002)
Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury - Chief of Army Staff (2002-2005)
Jamilur Reza Choudhury, Structural Engineer
Sadruddin Ahmed Chowdhury - professor and founding vice chancellor of SUST
Sundari Mohan Das - medical doctor^[2]
Shuvro Dev - Singer
Faruk Rashid Chowdhury - Minister of State for Finance (1987–1991)
Mohammed Farashuddin - Governor of Bangladesh Bank (1998–2001)
Syed Manzoorul Islam - writer, winner of Ekhushe Award
Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran - Mayor of Sylhet City Corporation (2003–2013)
Faruq Ahmed Choudhury - diplomat
Ariful Haque Choudhury - Mayor of Sylhet City Corporation
Khalil Ullah Khan - film actor
Abu Sayeed Ayyub - Philosopher
Abdul Malik - National Professor of Bangladesh
AK Abdul Momen - Foreign Minister^[3]
Abul Maal Abdul Muhith - Minister of Finance (1982–1984 and 2009–2019)
M. A. G. Osmani - Commander in Chief, Bangladesh Liberation Army, 1971^[4]
Abu Nasr Waheed - educationist^[5]

References

^ Abdullah Shibli (7 March 2015). "Syed Mujtaba Ali as a Rebel". The Daily Star.
^ "About Dr. Sundari Mohan Das". Sundari Mohan Seva Bhawan. Archived from the original on 15 March 2017.
^ "Hon'ble Foreign Minister". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
^ Khan, Muazzam Hussain (2012). "Osmany, General Mohammad Ataul Ghani". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
^ "Shamsul 'Ulema, Abu Nasar Waheed". Banglapedia.