Barishal Cadet College is a specialized residential institution aiming at educating and training young cadets as future leaders, promising professionals, and civil/military officers endowed with knowledge, a high standard of morality, a sense of responsibility, and a spirit of patriotism. Barishal Cadet College has been performing this sacred duty profoundly since its establishment in 1981. Since the very beginning of its journey, Barishal Cadet College has been serving the nation to a large extent by producing potential leaders in various areas. Ex-cadets, by dint of their merit and perseverance, have already built fabulous images for themselves in military, education, health, administration, banking, judiciary, etc. sectors. At present, crossing the national border Cadets are found all over the world with their distinct performances.Barishal Cadet College is situated in Rahmatpur, Babuganj, Barishal, Bangladesh. It is located 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) from Barishal city, beside the Dhaka-Barishal highway.

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History
Before the independence of Bangladesh, the then Pakistan government established four cadet colleges by following the British public schools' model. After independence, due to the success of those schools, the 'Bangladesh Defense Force' kept those colleges (which are high schools by American definition) and established eight more cadet colleges (three girls and five boys).
Previously, it was Barisal Residential Model College(বরিশাল আদর্শ মহাবিদ্যালয়). In 1981 the Bangladesh government converted it into a cadet college. Its first principal was Mr Md. Mufazzal Husain who was also the project director during initial phase of development. As a cadet college, it has numerous placements of its alumni in the national armed forces. In addition, it is notable for its results in the national exams at the secondary school and higher secondary level and the placements of its alumni in national universities.

Organization and Administration 
Governance

Barishal Cadet College is governed by the Cadet College AG's (Adjutant General's) branch, which governs all the 12 cadet colleges in Bangladesh. There are around 50 faculties and officers.

All the activities of the college, side by side, the administrative sector is directly controlled by the AG's branch as a whole and by the Principal, Vice-Principal, Adjutant of this college. The Principal is appointed by the Adjutant General's branch of Bangladesh Army. It has three houses- Shariatullah, Shaheed Suhrawardy and Sher-E-Bangla each headed by a housemaster, selected from the senior members of the teaching staff.

Academics
Teaching and Learning

Barishal Cadet College boards approximately over 300 cadets aged between 12 and 18 (roughly 50+ cadets in each year for grade-7) through a nationwide admission test composed of written, oral and medical examinations.

Cadets are taught and trained about the academic subjects by the faculty members of various departments through English version under the Barishal coard of National Curriculum of Textbook Board . Cadets participate in academic classes, 7 periods each day, in a scheduled routine. There are 12 forms or classroom sections, with each class containing 2 forms consisting not more than 30 cadets. Besides classes on academic subjects, cadets also participate in laboratory classes, computer classes and library classes.

Result in Public Examinations

Every year cadets are showing excellence in board & public examinations. Almost all of the cadets of this college get GPA-5 in Secondary and Higher Secondary (SSC and HSC) examinations every year.

Cadet Life
Discipline

Discipline is the key feature of cadets. And the cadets of Barishal Cadet College are very disciplined, and they conduct their activities in a scheduled routine simultaneously. They maintain proper discipline of their personal belongings, hygiene, studies, co-curricular activities, etc.

Games

There are opportunities of playing football, basketball, volleyball, cricket and indoor games like chess, carrom and table tennis for the cadets. They are usually trained to play by their seniors, and at times by staffs. Besides, this college arranges Inter House Competitions for all the games, to develop the skills in games sector and also to develop competitive attitude among the cadets. The college is facilitated with 4 football grounds, 5 basketball grounds and 6 volleyball grounds along with a squash court, gymnasium and a swimming pool.

In each house, separate common rooms are available for indoor games facilities such as carrom, chess, table tennis.

Literature and Culture

Barishal Cadet College also puts continuous efforts and endeavors to make advancement in the cultural aspects. It has a well-furnished and enriched library named Bir Sreshtho Rouf Library, containing nearly 16000+ books. It contains books of almost every type, such as novels, fictions, storybooks, academic references, encyclopedias, magazines, journals, etcetera. Barishal Cadet College also holds cultural nights on many special occasions. It has scope for cadets to learn cultural activities like writing, speaking, singing, playing musical instruments, etcetera. Every year Inter House Stage Competitions such as Extempore Speech, Debate, Music, Current Affairs Display (CAD), Poetry, Azan and Holy Quran Recitation etcetera are held to develop the cultural skills of the cadet. Side by side, cadets also take part in painting, essay writing competitions and various Olympiads (Mathematics, Physics, English etcetera). The college also publishes a yearly magazine named Biennial every year which contains the writings of the talented faces of this college, 'Bikash' and '''Waves, Bangla and English periodicals of the college respectively.

Overview

Barishal Cadet College is composed of a beautiful structure containing an administrative block, an academic block, a dining hall, a mosque and residential areas for all faculty members, officers, staffs and workers. Side by side, a newly constructed cadet house adorns the center of the college. The house is modernly structured and also well-furnished. It was inaugurated by the current General of Bangladesh Army SM Shafiuddin Ahmed on 25th June 2022. Barishal Cadet College also has an eye-catching amphitheatre, a soothing café canteen named 'Café at ease,' rest house named 'Chandradeep' and many more still under establishments.

Success is the best revenge giving credence to this axion, inculcating this in the cavernous core of the hearts, the cadets of Barishal Cadets College march into the harsh realm of life and win over the odds which impede their journey. They have attested this truth by not only retaining the overall runner-up trophy but also making a history grabbing 05 out of 09 trophies in Inter Cadet College Literary and Music Meet-2018. BCC has also won the title of undefeated championship in Inter Cadet College Football Meet-2017. Side by side, Barishal Cadet College also became first in HSC in the whole country and thus has dignified its ever-glorious motto - Read in the name of thy Lord. Barishal Cadet College is also a promising maker of leaders. Every year, a good number of cadets join Bangladesh Defense Services which has held the flag of BCC higher

To improve the characteristic development of cadets, clubs and societies are arranged besides their normal class teaching. Cadets' talent flourishes when competitions of different clubs and societies are regularly held with the spontaneous participation of the Cadets. Presently, there are 13 clubs and societies in Barishal Cadet College, such as: Applied Chemistry Club, Biology & Discovery Club, Applied Math and Olympiad Club, Art, Graphic Design and Media Society, Music Society, Current Affairs & History Society, Drama Society, Bangla Literature & Culture Club, Communicative Competence Club, First Aid, Health and Hygiene, Computer Programming Club and Islamic History, Culture & Heritage Society.
Current administration
 Principal: Lieutenant Colonel Raihan Ahmed, psc
 Vice Principal: 
 Adjutant: Major Imtiaz Mahmud Khan
 Medical Officer: Capt.Wazedul Mahmud Asif
 OIC, Dining Hall: Moin Uddin Khan
 College Prefect: Cadet Nafi
 House Leaders:
 Sher-e-Bangla House: Cadet Rakin
 Shariutullah House: Cadet Labib
 Shahid Suhrawardy House: Cadet Tawfiq
 College Games Prefect: Cadet Kafi
 College Cultural Prefect: Cadet Farabi
 College Dining Hall and Mosque Prefect: Cadet Ramim

Houses

Notable Alumni and Faculty

Officers and Faculty Members

General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, CAS, Bangladesh Army - Ex Adjutant, BCC

Ex Cadets

Hasan Shahid Suhrawardy, Queen Mary University, London as lecturer, Robotics, Control and Computing, Department of Engineering

Mashrur Arefin,Renowned writer and Managing Director, City Bank (BRAC Bank- Samakal Literature Award  winner)

M Rafiqul Islam, Mr. Bangladesh and renowned body builder

Ahsan Kabir,Writer  and   Actor in Sikandar Box movie

Riaz Uddin Khan, Justice, Bangladesh Supreme Court

Reference

See also
 List of cadet colleges in Bangladesh

Military high schools
Cadet colleges in Bangladesh
Education in Barisal
Educational Institutions affiliated with Bangladesh Army
Educational institutions established in 1981
1981 establishments in Bangladesh