The Amena Baki Residential Model School has been in existence since 2000. The people of Chirir Bander lead a very simple life and many of them have had no access to education any time in their life. Prof Dr M Amjad Hossain, Head of the Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Dhaka Medical College and Hospital started the school in the remote area as part of a project of AB Foundation named after his parents. It aimed at kindling the light of education among underprivileged rural children. The project has grown leaps and bounds ever since. The school that started with only 45 students has a current strength of 650 students in morning and day shifts now. For the last six years its founder has toiled selflessly to develop the school into its current state.

Thirteen students sat for the Junior Scholarship Examination-2005. Of them, Masudul Huq topped the list and five others obtained talent pool scholarship. Five students got scholarship in ordinary grade.

Last year, 16 students got scholarship in primary scholarship examination while 26 others obtained scholarship at kindergarten level.

AB Foundation director of education Prof Dr Shamsul Huq, also former vice-principal of Dhaka Residential Model College, hoped that the students would turn into the best national resources.

People of the area did not even know education until this school started. It took Dr Amjad a lot of effort to convince the parents to send their children to school. He had to fight many odds. He deserves appreciation for his courage and determination to work for uplifting the lives of the most downtrodden people of the society.

Every year the school gives all the necessary day-to-day items to children for free. Apart from their academic curriculum, the children are imparted regular physical training. They participate actively in extra-curriculum activities like games and sports including cultural activities. They took part in the Independence Day programme in Dinajpur town on March 26 and were adjudged the best performers.

Elite of the upazila town and high officials of government and non-government organisations depend on the school for their children's education where computer education has been made compulsory for all students.

All 25 teachers of the school are fully committed to their noble profession.

The food that the children used to eat at their home was very unhealthy. Now all the children live in the school and they are fed nutritious food three times a day. The students living in the school, eating healthy food and getting good quality education-something that they could have never dreamt of few years ago. This is amazing social transformation in action. A lot of social awakening happened among the rural people.

Day-to-day school activities included mock-trial competitions against much larger schools.

Delegates of international organisations and missions visited the school and highly praised its activities.

A road towards the school was in bad shape. It was developed due to the efforts of the school.

Dr Amjad felt a great need for extension of the school's 20-acre fish and animal farms. Right now he is busy making plans for turning the school into a full-fledged educational project. But if this project is going to become a reality, then he needs support from some large donors.