Chittagong Government Women's College

Chittagong Government Women's College
চট্টগ্রাম সরকারি মহিলা কলেজ
Motto	জ্ঞানই আলো
Motto in English	Knowledge is Power
Type	Public
Established	1957; 67 years ago
Affiliation	Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Chattogram}}
Chairman	Md. Mashiur Rahman
Principal	Prof. MD. Abul Hasan
Vice-Principal	Prof. Tahmina Akhter Nur
Location	Nasirabad, Chittagong, Bangladesh; 22°21′45″N 91°48′57″E / 22.3626°N 91.8158°E
Campus	Urban, 21 acres (8.5 ha)
Language	Bangla & English
Website	www.cgwc.edu.bd

Chittagong Government Women's College is a government owned college only for women. It is located at Nasirabad area in Chittagong. It was established in 1957.^[1]

History

The purpose of establishing a women's institution was offering education to the women in restrictive families in Bangladesh. Thus some social reformers and educationalists tried to make an institution only for women in Chittagong. Thus they founded Chittagong Government Women's College. Its academic and administrative works started in Victoria Islamic Hostel just beside the Andarkilla Shahi Jame Mosque. In the beginning, it started its activities with only 150 students and 8 teachers. The teachers taught without any salary. The first principal of this institution was Sri Jogesh Chandra Singha. Badsha Mia Chowdhury and some social reformers offered 20 acres land for this institution at Khulshi area in Chittagong. In 1961/1962, the institution moved here from its initial place. It nationalized in 1968. Business studies group started in 2006–2007.^[1]