BAF Shaheen College Dhaka

BAF Shaheen College Dhaka (Bengali: বিএএফ শাহীন কলেজ ঢাকা) also known as BAFSD or Dhaka Shaheen is a co-educational Bangladeshi school & college established and controlled by the Bangladesh Air Force. The institution was established on 1 March 1960 near Tejgaon Airport now Jahangir Gate, Dhaka Cantonment (Tejgaon), Dhaka, Bangladesh, for the children of the Air Force personnel as Shaheen School, an English-medium school. Later in 1967 Bengali medium was introduced along with English medium. Meanwhile, Shaheen School was renamed "Shaheen High School" and within a few years was recognized by the Board of Higher Secondary Education, Dhaka. In the academic year 1977-78 Shaheen High School was renamed "BAF Shaheen College Dhaka" for the purpose of upgrading it to a higher secondary college. Degree (pass course) was introduced in the academic year 1990-91 and since then BAF Shaheen College Dhaka continues to function as a degree college. However, the degree was abolished from the academic year 2006–07. At present, the college conducts educational programs from infant to class 12 as per the rules of the Directorate of Primary Education, Directorate of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, and Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education. Meanwhile, the number of students gradually increased. Co-curricular activities are running here. The college is well-known and well-established for its teaching methods and discipline. In the academic year 2006, English version was introduced along with Bengali medium according to the educational policy of the National Curriculum and Textbook Board. For more than five long decades, the institute has produced many talents who have become renowned at the national and international levels. The contributions, sacrifices, and cooperation of the principals, vice-principals, teachers, and officers-employees for the institution from 1960 till now will be forever engraved in the history of the college. last updated: 1 August 2023.