Rajshahi College

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Rajshahi College

রাজশাহী কলেজ
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Type	Government College
Established	1873 (1873)
Founder	King Haranath Ray Chowdhury
Academic affiliation	University of Rajshahi
Principal	Md. Abdul Khaleque
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
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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. In 1895, Rajshahi College was the first institution in the territories 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.

Rajshahi College offers three years Degree pass course and four years honours degree courses in various disciplines under the University of Rajshahi. The college is affiliated with the University of Rajshahi. Since 1996, it has stopped enrolling higher secondary students. It again started enrolling higher secondary students in 2010. Situated in the city center, Rajshahi College is adjacent to Rajshahi Collegiate School and is very near the famous Barendra Museum.