BAF Shaheen College Dhaka
BAF Shaheen College Dhaka () also known as BAFSD or Dhaka Shaheen is a co-educational Bangladeshi college (grades KG-XII) established and controlled by the Bangladesh Air Force and primarily for the children of Air Force personnel. But students from the civilian section can also study at the college.  This college is located at Jahangir Gate, Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka, Bangladesh. There are seven BAF Shaheen Colleges across the country including one more in Kurmitola, Dhaka and a BAF Shaheen English Medium College that is operated by the Bangladesh Air Force.

History 
The institution was established on 1 March 1960 in Jahangir Gate, Dhaka Cantonment, 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 as "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. Co-curricular activities are running here.  In the academic year 2006, English medium was introduced along with Bengali medium according to the educational policy of the National Curriculum and Textbook Board.  Group Captain Bhogar was the then Base Officer-in-Command of the Pakistan Air Force and also the Officer-in-Charge of Civil Aviation. At that time all the officers and employees of Pakistan Air Force, Army, Civil Aviation, and PIA (Pakistan International Airlines) were West Pakistani and Urdu speaking.

Academics 
Teaching is done in Bengali and English . The institution has three parts:
Primary Division (KG to Class V)
Junior Secondary and Secondary (6th to 10th Class)
College (Class XI & XII)

Shaheen School Authority releases an admission circular for KG class every year (both an English version and Bengali-medium), and the college authority publishes an admission circular every year after the publication of the Secondary School Certificate results. New students (both boys and girls) are admitted to the 11th grade via online applications.

Sports Facilities and Hockey field
BAF Shaheen College Dhaka has several playgrounds for sports. BAFSD has teams for football, cricket, squash, basketball, table tennis, hockey, badminton, handball, and volleyball that participate in national and regional games. BAFSD also hosts many tournaments on its grounds. Within the college, teams from the houses take part in annual football, cricket, squash, basketball, table tennis, hockey, badminton, handball, and volleyball tournaments.
 
BAF Shaheen College Dhaka hockey field in Dhaka is the home ground for BAF Shaheen College Dhaka Hockey Team. It is the only institutional hockey ground in Bangladesh to contain artificial turf. A number of national-level tournaments are held there every year. It was constructed in 2014 to provide better infrastructural facilities to its hockey team and giving opportunities at the school and college level to arrange tournaments of international standard. Its construction began in December 2014. It was opened at the end of that month, making it the first artificial hockey turf of institutional level in Bangladesh.

Publications 
BAF Shaheen College Dhaka publishes the college annual magazine Abahon (আবাহন) every year. The students and teachers of the college from infant classes to higher secondary classes enrich the college anniversary stream by writing stories, poems, essays, paintings, practical experiences, travelogues etc. Apart from this, annual programs and important activities of the college, academic and co-curricular activities, results and glorious achievements, class-wise students' photos etc. are published in the yearbook.

Notable Alumni 
Sheikh Rehana Siddiq
Sheikh Kamal
Sheikh Jamal
Tarique Rahman
 Atiqul Islam, politician and mayor
 Shampa Reza, singer, model and actress
 Kazi Salahuddin, President of Bangladesh Football Federation
 Meher Afroz Shaon, actress, director and playback singer
Aupee Karim,  actress, model, architect and dancer
Khaled Mahmud, former cricketer and coach
Hasan Masood, actor, former journalist and military officer

References

External links 
BAF Shaheen College Dhaka Official Website

Bangladesh Air Force
Universities and colleges in Dhaka
Schools in Dhaka District
Colleges in Dhaka District
1960 establishments in East Pakistan
Educational institutions established in 1960
Colleges in Bangladesh