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BAF Shaheen College Kurmitola

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BAF Shaheen College Kurmitola (Bengali: বিএএফ শাহীন কলেজ কুর্মিটোলা), commonly abbreviated as BAFSK or known as Kurmitola Shaheen, is a school and college operated by the Bangladesh Air Force. It is located in Kurmitola, within the Dhaka Cantonment of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established on 1 January 1972, the institution offers education from kindergarten through grade 12. While originally founded to serve the children of Air Force personnel, the college is also open to civilian students.

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BAF Shaheen College Kurmitola
Kurmitola Road, Dhaka Kurmitola

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1206 Dhaka, Kurmitola
Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
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