| Baker Hostel | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Status | active |
| Location | Kolkata |
| Construction started | 1910 |
| Owner | West Bengal Government |
Baker Hostel is a government hostel located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.[1] The hostel was founded in 1910 during the British rule by Edward Norman Baker, the then Lieutenant Governor of Bengal.[2][3] The hostel is located at 5 Smith Lane in Taltala. Due to the unhygienic environment and inadequate housing system around the Taylor hostel built in 1896 for Muslim students in Kolkata, the students started a movement for the construction of a new hostel.[4] Nawab Abdul Jabbar initiated the movement in 1908.[4] Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah, A. K. Fazlul Huq played a major role in establishing the hostel.[5] As a result, government built this hostel.[4]
Notable residential students[edit | edit source]
- Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- Azizul Haque
- Syed Murtaza Ali
- Khalilur Rahman
- Hamidul Huq Choudhury
- Khaleque Nawaz Khan[6]
- Syed Hedayetullah
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ স্মৃতির-পাতায়-বেকার-হোস্টেল. Jaijaidin (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ↑ বেকার হোস্টেলে বঙ্গবন্ধুর স্মৃতিকক্ষের সামনে বসছে ভাস্কর্য. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ↑ বঙ্গবন্ধুর বেকার হোস্টেল. Risingbd.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Jabbar, Nawab Abdul". Banglapedia. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ↑ "Ahsanullah, Khan Bahadur". Bapnglapedia. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ↑ ছাত্রলীগের ৭০তম প্রতিষ্ঠাবার্ষিকী আজ. Ekushey Television (in Bengali). 4 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2020.