Khulna Public College

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{{Infobox school
| name = Khulna Public College (KPC)
| native_name = খুলনা পাবলিক কলেজ
| image = Logo of Khulna Public College.jpg
| caption = College Logo
| location = Jalil Sarani, Boyra
| city = [[Khulna]]
| postcode = 9000
| country = Bangladesh
| coordinates = {{Coord|23|50|11|N|89|31|58|E|region:BD_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| type = Autonomous
| motto = এসো জ্ঞানের সন্ধানে,ফিরে যাও দেশের সেবায়
| motto_translation = Come to learn, go to serve the country
| established = {{Start date|df=yes|1987|01|20}}
| founder = Quazi Azhar Ali, the then Secretary of the Ministry of Education, [[Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh]]
| schoolboard = [[Jessore Education Board]]
| educational_authority = Board of Governors, Khulna Public College<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kpcbd.org/board_of_governors.php |title=Khulna Public College |website=Kpcbd.org |date=20 January 2016 |access-date=17 December 2016}}</ref>
| principal = Lt. Col. Abdul Moqtader, AEC
| staff = 99
| faculty =
| teaching_staff = 175
| grades = [[third grade|3]] to [[twelfth grade|12]]|
| gender = Boys
| enrollment = 2,880
| medium_of_language = Bengali
| hours_in_day = 10 hours: morning shift (8.00 am–12:30 pm) and day shift (1.00 pm–5.30 pm)
| campus = Boyra, Khulna-9000
| campus size = 5.3482 acres
| campus type = Urban
| houses = 2
| colors =
| sports = [[Association football|Football]], [[cricket]], basketball, volleyball, table tennis, badminton, [[Team handball|handball]]
| team_name =
| publication = Protyasha-'''প্রত্যাশা'''
| newspaper =
| communities =
| feeders =
| website = https://kpcbd.edu.bd
| footnotes =
}}
'''Khulna Public College''' or '''KPC''' ({{lang-bn|খুলনা পাবলিক কলেজ}}), formerly known as Sundarban Boys' Public School and College, is an autonomous educational institution directly administered by the [[Ministry of Education]] in Boyra, [[Khulna]], Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite web|title=Khulna Public College|url=http://www.bangladeshdir.com/education/private-college/khulna-public-college/|website=Bangladeshdir.com|access-date=12 June 2016}}</ref> It offers education for 3rd through 12th grade. It is an educational institution only for boys. In 2015, KPC was named The Best Digital Educational Institution of Khulna zone.<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:ডিজিটাল ওয়ার্ল্ডে পুরস্কার পেলেন যারা|url=http://www.banglanews24.com/তথ্যপ্রযুক্তি/news/366987/ডিজিটাল-ওয়ার্ল্ডে-পুরস্কার-পেলেন-যারা|access-date=12 June 2016|work=Banglanews24.com |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Digital World 2015 Awards|url=http://www.digitalworld.org.bd/award|website=Digitalworld.org.bd|access-date=12 June 2016}}</ref>

== Administration ==
The college is governed by a Board of Governors chaired by the Secretary of the [[Ministry of Education (Bangladesh)|Ministry of Education]] of The [[People's Republic of Bangladesh]].<ref name="GOVERNORS">{{cite web|title=BOARD OF GOVERNORS|url=http://www.kpcbd.org/board_of_governors.php|website=Kpcbd.org|access-date=18 June 2016}}</ref><ref name="dailysangram.com">{{cite news |url=http://www.dailysangram.com/news_details.php?news_id=230012 |script-title=bn:খুলনা পাবলিক কলেজের শিক্ষা প্রসারে অভূতপূর্ব অবদান |work=The Daily Sangram |date=2 April 2016 |language=bn |access-date=17 December 2016}}</ref> KPC offers education in two shifts: morning shift (8.00 am–12.30 pm) and day shift (1.00 pm–5.30 pm). The head of the college administration is the Principal and there are two Vice Principals in each of the shifts.<ref>{{cite web|title=KHULNA PUBLIC COLLEGE|url=http://www.kpcbd.org/vice_principals.php|website=Kpcbd.org|access-date=23 September 2016}}</ref>

===Board of Governors===
* President: The Secretary, Department of Secondary and Higher Education, [[Ministry of Education (Bangladesh)]], [[Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh]]
* Vice-President: The Divisional Commissioner, [[Khulna Division]]
Members:
# Additional Secretary (Administration), [[Ministry of Finance (Bangladesh)]], [[Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh]]
# Commissioner, [[Khulna Metropolitan Police]] (KMP)
# Chairman, [[Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Jessore]]
# Chief Engineer, Directorate of Education Engineering
# Deputy Commissioner, [[Khulna]]
# Director (College & Administration), [[Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education]], [[Dhaka]]
# Representative of the Honorable Mayor, [[Khulna City Corporation]]
# Executive Engineer, Directorate of Education Engineering
# Education-interested Member
# One from the Vice Principals, Khulna Public College
# Two Teacher Representatives of Khulna Public College
* Secretary of the members: The Principal, Khulna Public College

=== Principals of Khulna Public College ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:auto"
|- style="color:white; background:#06f;"
|| Serial
|| Name
|| Period
|-
|1.|| style="text-align:center;"| Shah Mohammad Zahurul Haq || style="text-align:center;"|7 January 1987 to 31 December 1988
|-
|2.|| style="text-align:center;"| K.M. Hasan (In-charge) || style="text-align:center;"|1 January 1989 to 6 August 1989
|-
|3.|| style="text-align:center;"| Harunur Rashid|| style="text-align:center;"|7 August 1989 to 17 June 1990
|-
|4.|| style="text-align:center;"|Mrs. Hasna Banu (In-charge)|| style="text-align:center;"|18 June 1990 to 30 June 1990
|-
|5.|| style="text-align:center;"|Prof. Harunur Rashid|| style="text-align:center;"|1 July 1990 to 10 March 1991
|-
|6.|| style="text-align:center;"|Dr. Shafiur Rahman|| style="text-align:center;"|10 March 1991 to 15 April 1992
|-
|7.|| style="text-align:center;"| Salim Haider Chowdhury (In-charge)|| style="text-align:center;"|15 April 1992 to 17 May 1992
|-
|8.|| style="text-align:center;"|Prof. Shafiur Rahman || style="text-align:center;"|17 May 1992 to 3 January 1993
|-
|9.|| style="text-align:center;"|Prof. Md. Younus|| style="text-align:center;"|3 January 1993 to 3 March 1993
|-
|10.|| style="text-align:center;"| Md. Tarek || style="text-align:center;"|1 March 1994 to 27 September 1997
|-
|11.|| style="text-align:center;"| Md. Lal Mia || style="text-align:center;"|27 September 1997 to 22 April 2001
|-
|12.|| style="text-align:center;"| Sk. Syed Ali || style="text-align:center;"|22 April 2001 to 20 January 2003
|-
|13.|| style="text-align:center;"| Salim Haider Chowdhury (In-charge) || style="text-align:center;"|21 January 2003 to 22 January 2003
|-
|14.|| style="text-align:center;"| Sk. Syed Ali || style="text-align:center;"|23 January 2003 to 29 December 2008
|-
|15.|| style="text-align:center;"|Prof. Sk. Syed Ali|| style="text-align:center;"|30 December 2008 to 14 February 2009
|-
|16.|| style="text-align:center;"| Salim Haider Chowdhury (In-charge) || style="text-align:center;"|14 February 2009 to 30 March 2009
|-
|17.|| style="text-align:center;"|Prof. M. Abul Bashar Mollah || style="text-align:center;"|31 March 2009 to 30 March 2010
|-
|18.|| style="text-align:center;"|Prof. M. Abul Bashar Mollah || style="text-align:center;"|4 March 2010 to 6 September 2010
|-
|19.|| style="text-align:center;"| Salim Haider Chowdhury (In-charge) || style="text-align:center;"|6 September 2010 to 3 March 2012
|-
|20.|| style="text-align:center;"|Lt. Col. Kazi Shahabuddin Ahmed, AEC || style="text-align:center;"|3 March 2012 to 1 January 2016
|-
|21.|| style="text-align:center;"|Lt. Col. Md. Jahangir Alam, AEC || style="text-align:center;"|1 February 2016 to 10 April 2019
|-
|22.|| style="text-align:center;"|Lt. Col. Yare Md. Morshed Alam, AEC || style="text-align:center;"|10 April 2019 to 1 December 2019
|-
|23.|| style="text-align:center;"|Lt. Col. Abdul Moqtader, AEC || style="text-align:center;"|1 December 2019 to present
|}

=== Present Principal ===
Lt. Col. Abdul Moqtader, AEC

=== Present Teachers ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:auto"
|- style="color:white; background:blue;"
||Serial
||Name
||ID
||Designation
||Subject
|-
|1. || Salim Haider Chowdhury || SHC || Vice Principal || Political Science
|-
|2. || Malin Kumar Basu || MKB || Vice Principal || Chemistry
|-
|3. || Md. Shahedul Huq || SH || Vice Principal || English
|-
|4. || S. M. Abu Sayeed || AS || Vice Principal || Geography
|-
|5. || Muhammad Abdul Malek || AM || Associate Professor || Islamic Studies
|-
|6. || Tasrina Begum || TB || Associate Professor || Botany
|-
|7. || Mahmuda Khatun || MK || Associate Professor || Bangla
|-
|8. || Dr. Khan Alal Uddin || AU || Associate Professor || Physics
|-
|9. || Md. Yusuf Ali || MYA || Associate Professor || Chemistry
|-
|10. ||Md. Tasin Kadir || MTK || Associate Professor|| English
|-
|11. ||Abu Siddiqur Rahman || ASR || Associate Professor || Management
|-
|12. || Dr. Md. Beniaz Zaman || BZ || Associate Professor || Zoology
|-
|13. || Md. Sharifuzzaman || MSZ || Associate Professor || Agriculture
|-
|14. || Md. Sowkat Ali Goldar || SG || Associate Professor || Accounting
|-
|15. || Eng. M. M. Saidur Rahman || SR || Associate Professor || Computer Science
|-
|16. || Shahanaz Parvin || SP || Associate Professor || Botany
|-
|17. || Md. Abdul Latif || AL || Associate Professor || English
|-
|18. || Abu Syed Md. Mesbaul Haque || ASM || Associate Professor || English
|-
|19. || Shanker Proshad Ghosh || SPG || Associate Professor || Chemistry
|-
|20. || Mir Md. Mukitul Hasan || MMH || Associate Professor || Mathematics
|-
|21. || M A Bashar || AB || Associate Professor || Physics
|-
|22. || Md. Mustafizur Rahman || MR || Associate Professor || Bangla
|-
|23. || Uttam Kumar Singho || UKS || Associate Professor || Accounting
|-
|24. || Md. Abu Hena Mostafa Kamal || AMK || Associate Professor || English
|-
|25. || Md. Shahabuddin Bishwas || SB || Assistant Professor || Mathematics
|-
|26. || Dr. Md. Azgar Hossain || MAH || Assistant Professor || Agriculture
|-
|27. || M. A. Mannan Bablu || MB || Assistant Professor|| Accounting
|-
|28. || Eskendar Ali Sheikh || EAS || Assistant Professor || Management
|-
|29. || Sidhdhrtha Kumar Roy || SKR || Assistant Professor || Agriculture
|-
|30. || Md. Rukunuzzaman || RZ || Assistant Professor|| Mathematics
|-
|31. || Md. Faruque Hossain || FH || Assistant Professor || Chemistry
|-
|32. || Asma Khatun || MAK || Assistant Professor || Bangla
|-
|33. || Md. Saifullah Siddiquee || MSS || Assistant Professor || Management
|-
|34. || Md. Kowsar Ali || MKA || Assistant Professor || Bangla
|-
|35. || Mohammad Faruque Hossain || FH-2 || Assistant Professor || Statistics
|-
|36. || Molla Firoz Ahmed || MFA || Assistant Professor || Physical Education
|-
|37. || Tamjidur Rahman Chowdhury || TRC || Assistant Professor || Political Science
|-
|38. || Md. Shahidul Islam || MSI ||Assistant Professor || Physics
|-
|39. || Eng. Rebeka Yeasmin || RY || Assistant Professor || Computer Science
|-
|40. || Eng. S. A. Ahsan Rajon || SAAR || Assistant Professor || Computer Science
|-
|41. || Md. Alim Bahar Bulbul || MAB || Assistant Professor || Mathematics
|-
|42. || Md. Nurul Islam || MNI || Assistant Professor || Mathematics
|-
|43. || Md. Shamsul Alam || SA || Lecturer || Fine Arts
|-
|44. || Golam Mortoba Hossain || GMH || Lecturer || Physical Education
|-
|45. || Md. Palash Uddin || MPU || Lecturer || Fine Arts
|-
|46. || K. M. Mamun Shirajul Islam || MMSI || Lecturer || Chemistry
|-
|47. || Tahera Sultana || TS || Lecturer || Bangla
|-
|48. || Sujoy Kumar Biswas || SKB || Lecturer || Mathematics
|-
|49. || Farzana Islam || MFI || Lecturer || Botany
|-
|50. || Gopi Kishor Dash || GKD || Lecturer || Social Science
|-
|51. || Md. Nasir Uddin || MNU || Lecturer || Agriculture
|-
|52. || Tasnuva Rahman || TR || Lecturer || English
|-
|53. || Md. Mehedi Aual || MMA || Lecturer || English
|-
|54. || Aklima Aktar || AA || Lecturer || Economics
|-
|55. || Eng. Biplab Biswas || BB || Lecturer || Computer Science
|-
|56. || Anathbandhu Sarkar || ABS || Lecturer || Bangla
|-
|57. || Md. Anisuzzaman || AZ || Lecturer || English
|-
|58. || Rakesh Das || RD || Lecturer || Physics
|-
|59. || Md. Takdirul Gani || MTG || Lecturer || Bangla
|-
|60. || Md. Shiful Kazi || MSK || Lecturer || English
|-
|61. || Abdur Rashed || AR || Lecturer || English
|-
|62. || Prabir Kumar Mallik || PKM || Lecturer || Chemistry
|-
|63. || Prabir Kumar Dey || PKD || Lecturer || Mathematics
|-
|64. || Yahia Sardar || YS || Lecturer || Social Science
|-
|65. || Mowduda Parvin || MP || Lecturer || Bangla
|-
|66. || Kinu Ram Mondol || KRM || Lecturer || Mathematics
|-
|67. || Md. Ansaruzzaman || ANZ || Lecturer || English
|-
|68. || Md. Amanatullah || MAU || Lecturer || Islamic Studies
|-
|69. || Md. Amirul Islam || ARI || Lecturer || Islamic Studies
|-
|70. || Salauddin Yusuf || SY || Lecturer || Finance & Banking
|-
|71. || Muzahid || MZH || Lecturer || History
|-
|72. || Md. Asifuzzaman || MAZ || Lecturer || Mathematics
|-
|73. || Inamul Haque Sabuj || IHS || Lecturer || English
|-
|74. || Md. Mahbubur Rahman || MMR || Lecturer || Zoology
|-
|75. || Md. Ali Asgar || MAA || Lecturer || Islamic Studies
|-
|76. || Paresh Chandra Sarkar || PCS || Lecturer || Sanskrit
|-
|77. || Mahbuba Parvin || MP-2 || Demonstrator-cum-teacher || Biology
|-
|78. || Sardar Mojjaffar Ali || SMA || Demonstrator-cum-teacher || Physics
|-
|79. || Md. Tahajjut Hossain || MTH || Demonstrator-cum-teacher || Chemistry
|-
|80. || Arun Kumar Bairagi || AKB || Demonstrator-cum-teacher || Hindu Studies
|}

[[File:KPC building.jpg|thumb|350px|The academic and administrative building of KPC]]

== Education ==
Khulna Public College offers primary, secondary and higher secondary education in [[Bengali language|Bengali]]. After grade 5, students take the Primary Education Completing exam (PEC); after grade 8, they take the [[Junior School Certificate|Junior School Certificate (JSC)]]; after grade 10, they take the [[Secondary School Certificate]] (equivalent to [[O Levels]]); and after grade 12 they take the [[Higher Secondary School Certificate|Higher Secondary (School) Certificate]] (equivalent to the [[high school diploma]] in the United States and [[A Levels]]).<ref>{{cite web|script-title=bn:কুয়েটে শেষ হলো দুই দিনব্যাপী আন্ত বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় প্রযুক্তি উৎসব|url=http://destinynews24.com/কুয়েটে-শেষ-হলো-দুই-দিনব্য/|website=Destinynews24.com |language=bn |access-date=12 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:বুদ্ধিদীপ্ত প্রশ্ন আর উত্তরে প্রাণবন্ত উৎসব|url=http://www.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/article/719188/বুদ্ধিদীপ্ত-প্রশ্ন-আর-উত্তরে-প্রাণবন্ত-উৎসব|work=Prothom Alo |language=bn |access-date=23 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=bn:খুলনা উৎসবের বিজয়ীরা, গণিত উৎসব ২০১৪|url=http://www.matholympiad.org.bd/blog/?p=890|website=Matholympiad.org.bd|date=7 February 2014|language=bn|access-date=23 September 2016}}</ref>
[[File:KPC Multipurpose Building .jpg|alt=মাল্টিপারপাস বিল্ডিং, খুলনা পাবলিক কলেজ|thumb|Multipurpose Building of Khulna Public College]]

=== Curriculum ===
The college follows the national education curriculum of [[Bangladesh]]. Classes in computing are compulsory until grade 8. Students of secondary (9 and 10) and higher secondary (11 and 12) classes select one of three major concentrations: Humanities, Business Studies or Science.

=== Academic performance ===
Primary Education Completing (PEC) exam results from 2012 to 2017
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year!!Number of
Examinees
!A+
!A
!A-
!B
!C
!Percentage of passed students
|-
|2012||206||120||65||12||04||05||100%
|-
|2013||192||105||64||12||09||02||100%
|-
|2014||189||141||34||12||02||00||100%
|-
|2015||172||158||14||00||00||00||100%
|-
|2016||188||164||18||05||01||00||100%
|-
|2017||194||149||44||01||00||00||100%
|}

Junior School Certificate (JSC) exam results from 2012 to 2017
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year!!Number of
Examinees
!Number of
Passed

students
!Percentage of passed students
!Obtained
[[GPA]]-5 or A+
|-
|2012||216||216||100%||57
|-
|2013||191||191||100%||126
|-
|2014||191||189||99%||115
|-
|2015||213||213||100%||137
|-
|2016||189||189||100%||116
|-
|2017||216||216||100%||106
|}

[[Secondary School Certificate]] results from 2007 to 2018:<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|url=http://www.kpcbd.org/academic_result.php |title=Khulna Public College |website=Kpcbd.org |date=20 January 2016 |access-date=17 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="thedailysangbad.com">{{cite news |url=http://www.thedailysangbad.com/first-page/2015/05/31/10739 |script-title=bn:সারাদেশে সেরা রাজশাহী | প্রথম পাতা | দৈনিক সংবাদ |work=The Daily Sangbad |date=31 May 2015 |language=bn |access-date=17 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425073801/http://www.thedailysangbad.com/first-page/2015/05/31/10739 |archive-date=25 April 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year!!Number of
Examinees
!Number of
Passed

students
!Percentage of passed students
!Obtained
[[GPA]]-5 or A+
|-
|2007||166||166||100%||46
|-
|2008||163||163||100%||68
|-
|2009||177||170||97%||58
|-
|2010||184||184||100%||113
|-
|2011||211||211||100%||87
|-
|2012||292||292||100%||86
|-
|2013||182||182||100%||102
|-
|2014||185||185||100%||126
|-
|2015||172||172||100%||120
|-
|2016||187||187||100%||102
|-
|2017||235||235||100%||99
|-
|2018||245||245||100%||119
|}

[[Higher Secondary School Certificate|Higher Secondary Certificate]] results from 2007 to 2012:<ref name="ReferenceA"/><ref name="thedailysangbad.com"/><ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:যশোর বোর্ডে সেরা ২০-এ খুলনার ৮ কলেজ|url=http://bangla.thereport24.com/article/51265/index.html|work=The Report24|language=bn |access-date=23 September 2016}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year!!Number of
Examinees
!Number of
Passed

students
!Percentage of passed students
!Obtained
[[GPA]]-5 or A+
|-
|2007||406||377||93%||59
|-
|2008||450||440||97%||114
|-
|2009||389||370||95%||71
|-
|2010||438||411||94%||83
|-
|2011||405||405||100%||91
|-
|2012||435||435||100%||143
|}

== Campus ==
[[File:The cenotaph of KPC.jpg|thumb|300px|left|The cenotaph of KPC in memory of the martyrs of the great [[Liberation War of Bangladesh]]]]
Khulna Public College is located on a 5.3482-acre campus in a residential neighbourhood.<ref name="kpcbd.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.kpcbd.org/|title=KHULNA PUBLIC COLLEGE|website=Kpcbd.org|access-date=23 September 2016}}</ref> The campus consists of student dormitories, individual residences for staff, a mosque, academic and administration buildings, gardens, and a playground. The academic buildings include classrooms, a library containing 5,824 volumes, laboratories for [[biology]], [[chemistry]], [[physics]], [[geography]], [[psychology]] and a modern [[computer]] lab.<ref name="khulnapubliccollege.jessoreboard.gov.bd">{{cite web|title=Khulna Public College|url=http://khulnapubliccollege.jessoreboard.gov.bd/2100/history-of-institution.html|website=khulnapubliccollege.jessoreboard.gov.bd|access-date=23 September 2016}}</ref> There is a [[Shaheed Minar, Dhaka|Shaheed Minar]] in the college premises which has been sculpted to commemorate the sacrifice of the martyrs of the Language Movement of 1952. This exceptional Shaheed Minar has been designed by architect Al Masum Billah, who is an ex-student of this institution.

== Co-curricular and extra-curricular activities ==
KPC puts special emphasis on literary and cultural activities. A special class named CTP ( Class Teacher's Period ) is held on every Wednesday in every class with a view to publishing the latent talents of the students.

=== Cultural Week ===
Every year, the college organizes an annual cultural week having competitions on [[debate]], [[recitation]], music, drama, art, [[story telling]] and so on. Talented students are rewarded with attractive gifts and prizes. .<ref name="Khulna Public College">{{cite web |url=http://khulnapubliccollege.jessoreboard.gov.bd/6100/annual-function.html |title=Khulna Public College |website=Khulnapubliccollege.jessoreboard.gov.bd |date= |access-date=17 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611200131/http://khulnapubliccollege.jessoreboard.gov.bd/6100/annual-function.html |archive-date=11 June 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== Special Day Celebration ===
The college arranges various programs on [[International Mother Language Day]] (21 February), [[Pohela Boishakh]], [[Independence Day Of Bangladesh|Independence Day]], [[Victory day of Bangladesh|Victory Day]] with a view to informing the student about the significance of the days. Beside these, every year KPC day is celebrated on 20 January as it is the establishment day of the college.<ref name="dailysangram.com"/><ref name="kpcbd.org"/>

=== External Competitions ===
The students of KPC are continuously making success and representing the college with glorious achievements. The extraordinary talented students participate in [[Math Olympiad]], Biology Olympiad, National Education Week, Creative Talent Hunt etc. competitions and bringing reputations for the college.

=== Sports ===
Sports is a major focus of college life.<ref name="kpcbd1">{{cite web|url=http://www.kpcbd.org/facilities.php|title=Khulna Public College|date=20 January 2016|website=Kpcbd.org|access-date=17 December 2016}}</ref> Inter-class [[cricket]] and [[association football|football]] tournaments are held every year. The college also hosts indoor tournaments in the hostels.<ref name="Khulna Public College"/> Sports week is held in January and includes running, [[long jump]], [[high jump]], [[shot put]], and [[weight throw]]ing, [[Javelin throw|javelin]], and [[Discus throw|discus]] events.<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:খুলনা পাবলিক কলেজের ক্রীড়া প্রতিযোগিতার পুরস্কার বিতরণ|url=http://www.banglanews24.com/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%20/news/266310/%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80%E0%A7%9C%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A3|work=Banglanews24.com |language=bn |access-date=18 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://shomoyerkhobor.com/news-detail.php?id=63922 |script-title=bn:পাবলিক কলেজে বার্ষিক ক্রীড়া প্রতিযোগিতা |website=Shomoyerkhobor.com |date= |language=bn |access-date=17 December 2016 |title=Archived copy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610145715/http://shomoyerkhobor.com/news-detail.php?id=63922 |archive-date=10 June 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.campuslive24.com/campus.35771.live24/ |script-title=bn:খুলনা পাবলিক কলেজে বার্ষিক ক্রীড়া প্রতিযোগিতা অনুষ্ঠিত |trans-title=Annual Sports Competition held at Khulna Public College |website=campuslive24.com |language=bn |access-date=23 May 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809203520/http://www.campuslive24.com/campus.35771.live24/ |archive-date=9 August 2016}}</ref>

=== Publications ===
The college publishes an annual magazine, ''Protyasha'' ({{lang-bn|প্রত্যাশা }}; expectations), with special publications to commemorate major events.<ref name="Khulna Public College"/>

=== Prefectorial Board ===
The college has a tradition of structuring a prefectorial every year. The board is mainly to represent the students.

==== Prefectorial Board 2020 ====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:auto"
|- style="color:white; background:green;"
|Serial No
|Post
|Name of the student
|-
|1. || College Elder || Fahim Faisal
|-
|2. || College Captain || S. M. Sajid
|-
|3. || Cultural Prefect || Istiak Mamun
|-
|4. || Sports Prefect || Jahidul Islam Laim
|-
|5. || Assistant College Elder || Sabbir Hasan Emon
|-
|6. || Assistant College Captain || Tahmid Anaf
|-
|7. || Assistant Cultural Prefect || Zahin Syed
|-
|8. || Assistant Sports Prefect || Saiham Rahman
|}

==== Prefectorial Board 2020 ====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:auto"
|- style="color:white; background:green;"
|Serial No
|Post
|Name of the student
|-
|1. || College Elder || Tahir Jaman Jisan
|-
|2. || College Captain || Joti Saha Badhon
|-
|3. || Cultural Prefect || Zahin Syed
|-
|4. || Sports Prefect || Kaushik Mahmud Sezan
|-
|5. || Assistant College Elder|| Al Nahian Hossain
|-
|6. || Assistant College Captain || Fardin Ehsan
|-
|7. || Assistant Cultural Prefect || S M Jobaer
|-
|8. || Assistant Sports Prefect || Mohammad Jayed
|}

== Uniform ==
[[File:Uniform of the students of KPC.png|thumb|350px|Uniform of the students of KPC]]
The color white has been a unique symbol for the KPCians. White is the symbol of freshness as well as peace. Student are to wear white shirts and white pants. Belts and shoes should be black in color and white shoes for physical activities. Beside these, the students are given epaulettes for identifying their classes and ID cards, name-tags for personal identification.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kpcbd.org/prospectus.php |title=Khulna Public College |website=Kpcbd.org |date=20 January 2016 |access-date=17 December 2016}}</ref> The epaulettes for grades 3–6 are 1.25-inch wide, and those for grades 7–12 are 1.5-inch wide.

== Silver Jubilee ==
20 January 2012 was the [[silver jubilee]] of Khulna Public College and was marked by a reunion.<ref name="khulnapubliccollege.jessoreboard.gov.bd"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-219053 |title=Robbers loot Khulna Public College |work=The Daily Star |date=20 January 2012 |access-date=17 December 2016}}</ref>

==31 Years Celebration and Re-union==
The 31 year celebration and Re-union festival was held on 19 and 20 January 2018. The campus had been full with present and ex students of KPC. The cultural programs were much enjoyable with Nagarbaul [[James (musician)]] and many other artists.

== Photo gallery ==
<gallery>
KPC old building.jpg|Old academic building of KPC
KPC academic building view2.jpg|Academic Building
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[List of educational institutions in Khulna]]

== References ==
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[[Category:1987 establishments in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1987]]
[[Category:Schools in Khulna District]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Khulna District]]

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