History
During World War II in 1939, an initiative was taken to establish a college in Chowmuhani under the leadership of Khetranath Dalal. Later, Prasanna Kumar Roy Chowdhury and Harakumar Saha donated 30 decimals of land for the institution. Initially, the college was named "Chowmuhani College." Educational activities commenced in 1943, and the first principal to serve the college was Radhagobinda Nath, a retired principal of Comilla Victoria College.
When communal riots broke out in Noakhali in 1946 (Noakhali riots), many of the college's founders, including the principal, left the country. After the partition of the subcontinent, Mukunda Kishore Chakraborty took over as principal in 1947. Following him, Tofazzal Hossain was given the responsibility of acting principal. In 1950, he was officially appointed as the principal and served the college continuously for 31 years.
Although the college started with only 30 decimals of land, the total land area later expanded to 35 acres through purchase and acquisition. Formerly known simply as Chowmuhani College, it was renamed after the independence of Bangladesh in honor of its former student and heroic freedom fighter, martyr Saleh Ahmed. The college was nationalized on November 1, 1984, resulting in the new name Chowmuhani Government S.A. College. Currently, as per government directives, the college has been officially named Chowmuhani Government Saleh Ahmed College.
In the 2004–2005 academic year, honors courses were introduced at the college for the first time in eight subjects (Accounting, Political Science, Philosophy, Islamic Studies, Physics, Botany, Zoology, and Mathematics). Honors courses in Bengali were introduced in the 2006–2007 academic year, and in Chemistry and Management in the 2009–2010 academic year.
Faculties and Departments
Currently, the college offers higher secondary education under the Comilla Board. Additionally, under the National University, Bangladesh, it provides undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and certification in Bengali, English, Economics, Physics, Political Science, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Mathematics, Islamic History and Culture, Philosophy, Islamic Studies, and Social Work.
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
This faculty consists of the following departments:
- Department of Bengali
- Department of Philosophy
- Department of Islamic Studies
- Department of Political Science
- Department of Social Work
- Department of Economics
Faculty of Science
This faculty consists of the following departments:
- Department of Physics
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Botany
- Department of Zoology
- Department of Mathematics
Faculty of Business Administration
This faculty consists of the following departments:
- Department of Accounting
- Department of Management
