Established 1911 (1911) Founded 1911 | Medium of language Bengali and English | |
Founder Serajul Haque Chowdhury Address R140, North Chorpata, Bangladesh Similar Birampur S J M High School, Raipur large mosque | ||
Raipur L. M. Pilot High School (Bengali: রায়পুর এল.এম. পাইলট হাই স্কুল) is a secondary school situated in Raipur Upazila of Lakshmipur District, Bangladesh. Founded by local landlord Mr. Serajul Haque Chowdhury, alias Shahjada Mia, on 1 January 1911, it is one of the oldest educational institutions in the country. The school was developed as a pilot school by the government and recently it was selected as a model school of the country. The school celebrated its 100th year in 2011. The school building is a traditional British architecture.
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History
The maiden name of the school was George Cornwallis High English School. After the death of Shahjada Mia at his early age, his grandfather Mr. Emdad Ali Chowdhury took responsibility to govern the school. Later deceased landlord, Mr. Emdad Ali Chowdhury's son Alhaj Gajonfar Ali Chowdhury alias Chunu Miah acted as the key person of the school management committee for a long time. During his tenure the school was renamed as Raipur Liaqat Memorial Multilateral High School (Raipur L M M High School), after the name of his nephew Barrister Liaqat Ali Chowdhury, who died at early age in London, England.
Academics
The school educates from the primary school level up to the high school level, or Class-X.
Alumni
A lot of famous people studied here. In celebration of glorious 100 years, the old boys association of the school Raipur L M Pilot Model High School Ex-Students Forum constructed a beautiful modern architectural gate "Shotoborsho Toron" (Bengali: শতবর্ষ তোরণ) in front of the school premise.