Milestone College
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| Milestone School & College | |
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মাইলস্টোন স্কুল এন্ড কলেজ | |
 Logo of Milestone College | |
| Location | |
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Main campus: 30 & 44 Gareeb-E-Newaz Avenue, Sector 11, Uttara Model Town Permanent campus: Diabari, Turag, Uttara , 1230 Bangladesh | |
| 23°52′40″N 90°22′06″E / 23.8779°N 90.3684°E | |
| Information | |
| Other name | MC |
| Type | Private school and college |
| Motto | Learn and Lead |
| Established | 2002 |
| Founder | Colonel Nurunnabi (Retd.) |
School code | School Code- 1098 College Code- 1056 EIIN - 108572 |
Principal | Mohammad Ziaul Alam[1] |
| Staff | 500+ |
| Faculty | 350+ |
| Grades | KG–XII |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrolment | 10000 |
| Language | Bengali and English |
Campus size | 12.4 acres |
Campus type | Urban |
| Yearbook | Onurono (অনুরণন) Unmilan (উন্মীলন) |
| Affiliation | Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka |
Alumni name | Ex Milestonian |
| Website | www |
Milestone School & College (Bengali: মাইলস্টোন স্কুল এন্ড কলেজ) is a Bengali and English-version, co-educational private school and college in Uttara, Dhaka, Bangladesh.[2]
History
[edit]It was founded by retired Colonel Nuran Nabi who was also the founding principal of RAJUK Uttara Model College.[3] Milestone ranked tenth nationally in Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination results in 2014.[4]
Fighter jet crash in 2025
[edit]On 21 July 2025, a FT-7BGI fighter jet trainer aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force crashed into the college's campus, killing at least 35 people, including the pilot, and injuring 173 others.[5] [6]
Academic Programs
[edit]Milestone College offers education at the lower secondary, secondary,[7] and higher secondary levels under the National Curriculum. The institution provides instruction in both Bengali and English mediums.[8]
Curriculum
[edit]Milestone College follows the National Curriculum of Bangladesh. According to the guidelines of this curriculum, students in grades 9 and 11 are required to choose one of three academic streams—Science, Business Studies, or Humanities. Students select their preferred stream based on fulfillment of the prescribed academic requirements.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Principal's Message". Milestone College. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ↑ "Govt Order Falls on Deaf Ears". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ↑ "Investiture Ceremony at Milestone College". The Daily Star. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ↑ "Rajuk ranks top in HSC results in country, again". bdnews24.com. 13 August 2014. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Bangladesh students protest after air force jet crash into school kills 32". AP News. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ↑ Star Online Report (2025-08-03). "Milestone reopens partially after 12 days to heal grieving hearts". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
- ↑ "Milestone College's success in SSC". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 28 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ↑ "Milestone College achieves 100% pass rate; 1,673 students score GPA-5". Jugantor (in Bengali). 26 November 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
External links
[edit]- Official website
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