Kishorilal Roy Chowdhury
Appearance
Kishorilal Roy Chowdhury | |
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কিশোরীলাল রায় চৌধুরী | |
![]() Chowdhury in 1907 | |
Born | |
Died | 3 July 1925 | (aged 76)
Father | Jagannath Roy Chowdhury |
Kishorilal Roy Chowdhury (19 November 1848 – 3 July 1925)[1] was a Bengali zamindar. He was a member of the Baliati Zamindari.[1]
In 1868, Chowdhury took over the responsibility of the management Dhaka Brahma School, founded by Brojosundar Basu in 1863.[2] He then changed its name to Jagannath School after his father Jagannath Roy Chowdhury.[3] In 1887, the school section of Jagannath College (now Jagannath University since 2005) was separated to form the independent Kishorilal Jubilee School, (now known as the K. L. Jubilee High School & College).[2]
Chowdhury was a member of the trusty board, formed on 1 March 1907, to look after the management of Jagannath College, along with Roy Chandra Kumar Dutt Bahadur and Anand Chandra Roy.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "প্রখ্যাত ব্যক্তিত্ব". saturia.manikganj.gov.bd. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
- ^ a b "History of Jagannath University". jnu.ac.bd. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
- ^ Khan, Waqar A. (2023-03-13). "Snippets from our history & heritage". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
- ^ Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Jagannath College". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 1 September 2024.