Bangladesh School Muscat

Bangladesh School Muscat
Address
18 November Street Al Ghubrah, Muscat 112  Oman
Information
Type	Private
Established	03 November 1996
Founder	Amin Ahmed Chowdhury
Chairman	Mr. Iftakher Ul Hasan Chowdhury
Principal	Mr. Lt. Col. Mahmud Ul Alam PhD
Grades	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Gender	Co-educational
Number of students	2500
Campus type	Urban
Houses	Jashimuddin House      Jahangir House      Nazrul House      Zainul House
Slogan	Education, Character, Discipline
Nickname	BSM
Affiliation	Edexcel London
Website	bdschoolmuscat.com

About The School

The School has been established for the Bengali community children and under the sponsorship of the Embassy of Bangladesh to Sultanate of Oman with the approval of the Ministry of Education, Oman. It was founded on 3 September 1996 and Formally inaugurated on 9 November 1996. The school appointed Mr. Robert Cusworth, a British national, as the first principal of School. The school has been operating within the guidelines and regulations for community schools in Sultanate of Oman. The school was founded by Late Maj. Gen Amin Ahmed Chowdhury, when he was serving as Ambassador of Bangladesh to Sultanate of Oman

School Facilities

BSM has a Football Ground, Cricket Net and Basketball Court

1. Library

Library is stocked with reference and general reading material. The library caters for all age groups of students. Students are welcomed to render voluntary services to develop the library.

2. Information and Computer Technology (ICT)

Full-fledged computer labs are available with latest software and complete networking. Independent work stations are available for students.

3. Art Room

The Art Room Makes it Possible to support students individually while they work in a range of mediums. BSM Students have won several prizes in Inter-school competitions and their work also finds pride of place in the school magazines and other In House publications.

4. Prayer Room

Prayer Room is kept open school hours in all days.

5. School Playground

The School has a huge playground where Football and Cricket Inter House matches are organized throughout the year. A part of the playground has number of canopies to provide shade during events and a Basketball court where Girls and Boys Basketball matches are organized.

Students Council

The student council consists of 24 members (12 boys and 12 girls) appointed by Principal and then interviewed by the faculty. This council consists of only two members- Head Boy and Head Girl.This council was introduced in 1997. Middle Section Council was introduced on 2013 but later it was abolished on 2014

School Construction

The school is extending more 24 Classrooms and the construction is almost over. Inauguration ceremony of the new building is due.

Activities in School

• In March 2014, A largest participation took place on the playground of Bangladesh School Muscat, where 1,300 students, 200 teachers and 200 other staff members belonging to the Bangladeshi expatriate community sang the national anthem at 9:00am, along with the entire Bangladesh and expatriate communities throughout the world. More than 1,000 students, teachers, staff and expatriates also took part in a similar programme in the branch schools throughout Oman.The singing was part of activities to celebrate the 43rd Anniversary of the Independence and National Day of the country.^[1]
• Bangladesh School Muscat (BSM) marked the 45th National Day of Oman by organising a cultural programme. The school decorated its premises with pictures of His Majesty Sultan's and Oman’s national flag, a press release said. Iftakher ul Hasan Chowdhury, chairman, Board of Directors, Bangladesh Schools was the chief guest at the event.^[2]
• For the first time on February 2014, Bangladesh School Muscat (BSM) held the Annual Science Fair and Exhibition in a festive environment. Students and teachers of all 12 departments of the school took part at the exhibition. Different innovative ideas and invention of the school have been presented by the concern departments. The fair obtained high appreciation of the Viewers.^[3][4] The school authorities passed a rule that the science fair to be held on 21 February of every year.

Achievements

• In September 2014, Usamah Zaman an 18-Year Old Boy bagged 4A* Grades in Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry and scored full marks in 8 units of the GCE examinations. In the IAL examinations he scored full marks in 8 units.^[5]
• Students of Bangladesh School Muscat made their Alma mater proud by performing exceedingly well in the Edexcel Examinations. Grades of 63 A* and 125 A were secured in the IGCSE O Level Examinations for which 95 students appeared. In the GCE and IAL, A level and AS level examinations, 4 A* and 22 A grades were obtained in the aggregate. Ninety-three students appeared for GCE and 94 appeared for IAL Examinations, respectively.^[6]
• In September 2015 examinations the IGCSE, GCE and IAL Examinations the students scored a total 61 A*s and 97 A Grades in the IGCSE O Level examinations. On an average, 99 per cent of students passed in O Levels, while 75 per cent achieved A* to C Grades.^[7]
• Two students of Bangladesh School Muscat have secured the first position in the Edexcel Country Ranking in Economics and Accounting respectively. Another BSM student stood second in the Edexcel World Ranking in Bengali. Twenty eight students from the school secured the top 10 Middle East ranks jointly for the June 2014 to 2015 session. His Highness Sayed Mohammed bin Salim bin Ali Al Said, ambassador and chief of Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate gave away the awards to the students on the occasion of the 45th Victory Day celebration of Bangladesh.^[8]

Hall of Principal

• Mr. Robert Cusworth (1996-1998)
• Brig. Gen Kaiser Ahmed (Retd.) (1998-2001)
• Dr. S.A.S Begum (2001-2005)
• Brig. Gen Md. Nuruzzaman (Retd.) (2005-2008)
• Gautam Ashish (2008-2009)- Acting Principal
• Syeda Nasrin Akhter (2009-2012)
• Anju Bhatia (2012-2013)- Acting Principal
• Lt. Col. Mahmud Ul Alam (Retd.) PhD (2013–present)

Gallery

References

International schools in Oman
Muscat	Bangladesh School Muscat Lycée Français de Mascate Indian School, Muscat Indian School Al-Seeb Indian School, Al Wadi Al Kabir Indian School, Al-Ghubra Indian School, Darsait Pakistan School Muscat Pakistan School Seeb Philippine School Muscat PDO School Sri Lankan School Muscat British School Muscat The American International School Muscat American British Academy International School of Choueifat
Al Batinah Region	Indian School Muladha Indian School, Sohar Pakistan School Mussanah Pakistan School Sohar Bangladesh School Sohar Bangladesh School Saham Bangladesh School Sinaw
Dhofar Governorate	British School Salalah Indian School Salalah Pakistan School Salalah Salalah International School
Al Buraimi Governorate	Pakistan School Buraimi
Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate	Indian School Niwza Pakistan School Nizwa
Ash Sharqiyah Region	Bangladesh School Jaalan
This list is incomplete

Bangladeshi international schools
Oman	Bangladesh School Muscat Bangladesh School Jaalan Bangladesh School Sohar Bangladesh School Saham Bangladesh School Sinaw
Qatar	Bangladesh MHM School & College
Saudi Arabia	Bangladesh International School, Dammam Bangladesh International School Jeddah Bangladesh International School, English Section, Riyadh
United Arab Emirates	Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Bangladesh Islamia School