"Rajbari Government College" is one of the traditional and largest educational institutions in Rajbari district. The foundation stone of the college was laid on 23rd June, 1971. It was made official in 1980. At present the number of students of the college is about 11 thousand. The number of teachers is 75. Honors in 17 subjects including Masters in 3 subjects and Masters in 6 subjects are open. The college has a rich library, science laboratory, 2 IT laboratories with 48 computers, 10 multimedia classrooms. There is a pond across the 4 acre land of the college and on the other side there is a playground and a newly constructed Bangabandhu hostel. There is also an administrative building, two five-storey academic buildings, a science building, a commercial building, a library and auditorium building, a teachers' dormitory, a mosque, a martyr's minaret, an open stage, three dormitories and two tin buildings (old student parliament building) , Male and female common room). Under construction are a new administrative building and a modern canteen. Background of Rajbari Government College:
Although the then Rajbari district was identified as a neglected underdeveloped area, the people's desire for education was strong at all times. And with a strong desire for higher education, many meritorious students of the area could go to Faridpur Rajendra College, Kushtia College, Magura Suhrawardy College and other far-flung colleges of the country. The matter stirred the minds of the people of the area. Many notable and wealthy people of the area keep thinking about this. In this regard, Kazi Hedayet Hossain, Dr. AKM Aszad, Dr., SM Yahya, Amalkrishna Chakraborty, Vrindavan Das, Fazlul Haque Muktar, Advocate Abul Kashem Mridha, Advocate Abdul Jalil Mia, Dr. Jalilur Rahman, Margub Ahmed, Dr. Azahar Uddin, AH Hanif Mollah (Goaland) took initiative to establish colleges especially at the local level. Meanwhile, Kazi Azhar Ali became the sub-divisional administrator of Rajbari. Kazi Azhar Ali is an official whose thoughts are on the welfare and development of the people. He came forward with huge initiative in establishing the college. Note that at that time it was a difficult matter to get approval for the establishment of the college starting from money, property, students. Nevertheless, Kazi Azhar Ali came forward with local enthusiasts to establish the college. The committee was formed for this purpose. The committee was chaired by Kazi Azhar Ali, Secretary Mamunur Rashid (Second Officer), Joint Secretary. AKM Aszad, members were Kazi Hedayet Hossain, Advocate Abdul Jalil Mia, Advocate Abu Hena, Fazlul Muktar. The role of the people of the area in establishing the college is memorable. He came forward to establish the college in the same way that he did. Half a kilometer west of Rajbari station, the 100-year-old traditional two-storey building of the Baptist Mission, with 48 per cent land, was registered by Shimshan Chowdhury Ataikola on behalf of the Baptist Mission, on behalf of the Governing Board. Later, the land of the present college stood at 14 acres as a means of purchase and donation of many lands in the vicinity. The foundation stone was laid in 1971 by the then Governor of East Pakistan, Azam Khan. The college was inaugurated on 23 June 1971 by the then Sub-Divisional Administrator Kazi Azahar Ali. In the first year, the square tin house in front of the present library was used as a class room, and the present principal's room and office building were the principal's room and office room. The Department of Humanities and Commerce was opened in 1981 and the Department of Science in 1982. Classes were not constructed till 1964 and due to increasing student pressure, classes were taken in the present district school (then Goyland Model High School) in 1973. The present Sajjan Kanda (next to Kazi Bari) at the time of establishment of the college. Accepted by the administration as the home for the principal. Osman Gani, a retired registrar of Rajshahi University, was appointed as the principal. The Shaheed Minar was built in 1962 in front of the college. The student organization took the initiative to build the Shaheed Minar. Many students of Rajbari Government College including Chittaranjan Guha, Najibur Rahman, Latif Biswas, Amjad Hossain played a leading role in this. Note that the Shaheed Minar is the central Shaheed Minar in the past. At present Shaheed Khushi Railway Maidan is the central Shaheed Minar of Rajbari. Rajbari Government College is the traditional and largest educational institution in Rajbari district. Since its establishment, the district has been glorified in many ways.
