Tangail is a town in Tangail District located in central region of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka division.
Before the Liberation War, some educational institutions were established by notable persons in Tangail. In 1926, the Government Saadat College was established by Wazed Ali Khan Panni, a zamindar and educationalist of Tangail. He named it after the name of his grandfather Saadat Ali Khan Panni. Govt. M.M.Ali College was established by Maulana Vasani at Kagmari (1km away from main city) is one of the topest college in Bangladesh. Kumudini College established in 1943 by Ranada Prasad Saha (R.P.Saha), philanthropist of Tangail. He named it after the name of his mother Kumudini. Later the college was converted into Kumudini Government Women's College. Currently, there are 5 Government high schools in the city. Among these schools, Bindubasini Government Boys' High School (1880) and Bindubasini Government Girls' High School (1882) were established by a zamindar of Santosh.
A university started to run in tangail also. It is named after great national Leader Maulana Vasani, who lived here. It is known as Maulana Vasani University of Science and Technology.
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