Department Overview
The department of English in Rajshahi College holds a different prestige and honour that any other institute would cherish to achieve. It has been functioning as an independent department till 1878, only a few years after the foundation of Rajshahi College itself in 1873. Renowned scholars like Professor Dr. Shree Kumar Banarjee, Professor Dr. Md. Sadar Uddin Ahmed, Professor Md. Amanullah, Professor A. S. M Muarrof, and Professor Abu Daud Hasan served in this department. The department consists of 13 dedicated teachers, 3 employees. More than 1500 regular students study in BA (Honours), Masters (Part-1) and Masters (Final) classes in this department. Teachers have also been conducting lessons in HSC and BA (Pass) classes very efficiently in Communicative Approach and using modern equipments like multimedia projector. Having got their degree from this institution, numerous scholarly students have proved their worth as they perform in diverse fields in nation building.
Head of the Department
Professor Muhammad Nafiz
Academic Links
| Started functioning as an independent department | 1878 |
| Oldest teacher | Dr. Shree Kumar Banarjee |
| Number of teachers | 13 |
| Number of Students | 1500 (apx.) |
| Started Hons Level | 1878 |
| Started Masters Level | 1992 |
| NAME | PERIOD |
| Elias Ahmed | 1957-? |
| Golam Yahia Chowdhury | 1963-? |
| Mozibur Rahman Talukdar | 1969-? |
| Ayesha Khatun | 1973-? |
| Syed Mahtabuddin | 1979-? |
| Md. Abdul Jalil | 12/09/79-31/03/88 |
| A. S. M. Muarraf | 31/03/88-15/02/94 |
| Abu Hena Md. Jafar | 30/05/94-10/07/94 |
| Md. Abdur Rahman | 10/07/94-15/01/97 |
| Md. Abdur Khaleque | 15/02/97-05/01/98 |
| Sher Mohammad | 08/10/98-18/09/00 |
| Ferdous Nigar Hossain | 06/09/01-23/04/05 |
| Abdur Noor | 04/02/06-09/03/06 |
| Suraiya Parveen | 29/06/06-17/07/08 |
| Dr. Musammat Rokeya Begum | 20/08/08-24/02/13 19/09/13-28/06/14 |
| Mohammad Abdur Rob Choudhury | 13/05/13-15/09/13 |
| Md. Mahbub Alam | 19/10/14-18/11/15 |
| Pijush Kanti Fauzdar | 13/12/15-15/06/20 |
| Muhammad Nafiz | 06/02/21-Continuing |
Department Notices and Orders
Department Teachers List
| SL | TEACHERS’ NAME | DESIGNATION | BATCH | MERIT | DATE OF JOINING |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. | Muhammad Nafiz (3443) | Professor | 14 | 89 | 06/02/2021 |
| 02. | Md. Habibur Rahman (9072) | Associate Professor | 11/02/2015 | ||
| 03. | Md. Nourozur Rhaman (9407) | Associate Professor | 20/10/2016 | ||
| 04. | Devayani Chakraborty (13086) | Associate Professor | 22 | 47 | 23/09/2021 |
| 05. | Gulshan Ara (12394) (Associate Professor) | Assistant Professor | 21 | 14 | 25/09/2017 |
| 06. | Dr. Samyasathee Bhowmik (12642) (Associate Professor) | Assistant Professor | 22 | 35 | 28/10/2018 |
| 07. | Md. Abdul Malek (015412) (Associate Professor) | Assistant Professor | 24 | 97 | 01/10/2023 |
| 08. | Krishna Kabery (14151) (Associate Professor) | Assistant Professor (Attachment) | 24 | 102 | 01/10/2023 |
| 09. | Md. Amir Sadat (15866) | Assistant Professor (Attachment) | 26 | 75 | 14/11/2015 |
| 10. | Zannatul Ferdous (15849) | Assistant Professor | 10/11/2014 | ||
| 11. | Md. Atiqur Rahman (23710) (Assistant Professor) | Lecturer | 13/12/2014 | ||
| 12. | Md. Rashed Bin Monsur (23853) (Assistant Professor) | Lecturer | 31 | 01 | 24/01/2015 |
| 13. | Samson Hasdak (024496) (Assistant Professor) | Lecturer | 32 | 21 | 27/04/2016 |
| 14. | Lecturer |
