Bangladesh School Muscat

The School has been established for the Bengali community children and under the sponsorship of the Embassy of Bangladesh to Sultanate of Oman with the approval of the Ministry of Education, Oman. It was founded on 3 September 1996 and Formally inaugurated on 9 November 1996. The school appointed Mr. Robert Cusworth, a British national, as the first principal of School. The school has been operating within the guidelines and regulations for community schools in Sultanate of Oman. The school was founded by Late Maj. Gen Amin Ahmed Chowdhury, when he was serving as Ambassador of Bangladesh to Sultanate of Oman

BSM has a football ground, cricket net and basketball court

Earlier the school did not had grass on school football ground where many at times students used to face difficulties while playing on such a ground. In February 2017, a new Board of Directors led by Sabina Akter Majumder was appointed. In her very first address to the parents, she raised the concern of School playground. She promised to plant grass or fix artificial turf or carpet to resolve this issue. This initiative was delayed till March 2018 until when a Bengali Community group established in Oman called Chittagong Association or in Bengali called "Chittagong Samity" donated 10,100 Omani riyals (BDT 22,000,00).[1] The project was completed on June 2018[2] and the ground was formally inaugurated in October 2018, during an inter-School football tournament.

The council consists of 28 members elected by the students, teachers and then interviewed by the selection panel.

Students been selected as Appointment holders (2016)

• In March 2014, A largest participation took place on the playground of Bangladesh School Muscat, where 1,300 students, 200 teachers and 200 other staff members belonging to the Bangladeshi expatriate community sang the national anthem at 9:00am, along with the entire Bangladesh and expatriate communities throughout the world. More than 1,000 students, teachers, staff and expatriates also took part in a similar programme in the branch schools throughout Oman. The singing was part of activities to celebrate the 43rd Anniversary of the Independence and National Day of the country.[3]
• Bangladesh School Muscat (BSM) marked the 45th National Day of Oman by organising a cultural programme. The school decorated its premises with pictures of His Majesty Sultan's and Oman's national flag, a press release said. Iftakher ul Hasan Chowdhury, chairman, Board of Directors, Bangladesh Schools was the chief guest at the event.[4]
• For the first time on February 2014, Bangladesh School Muscat (BSM) held the Annual Science Fair and Exhibition in a festive environment. Students and teachers of all 12 departments of the school took part at the exhibition. Different innovative ideas and invention of the school have been presented by the concern departments. The fair obtained high appreciation of the Viewers.[5][6]

• In September 2014, for the first time in the school's history, Usamah Zaman, an 18-year-old boy, bagged 4A* Grades in Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry and scored full marks in 8 out of his 12 units in the GCE examinations. In the IAL examinations he scored full marks in 8 units.[7]
• Students of Bangladesh School Muscat made their Alma mater proud by performing exceedingly well in the Edexcel Examinations. Grades of 63 A* and 125 A were secured in the IGCSE O Level Examinations for which 95 students appeared. In the GCE and IAL, A level and AS level examinations, 4 A* and 22 A grades were obtained in the aggregate. Ninety-three students appeared for GCE and 94 appeared for IAL Examinations, respectively.[8]
• In September 2015 examinations the IGCSE, GCE and IAL Examinations the students scored a total 61 A*s and 97 A Grades in the IGCSE O Level examinations. On an average, 99 per cent of students passed in O Levels, while 75 per cent achieved A* to C Grades.[9]
• Two students of Bangladesh School Muscat have secured the first position in the Edexcel Country Ranking in Economics and Accounting respectively. Another BSM student stood second in the Edexcel World Ranking in Bengali. Twenty eight students from the school secured the top 10 Middle East ranks jointly for the June 2014 to 2015 session. His Highness Sayed Mohammed bin Salim bin Ali Al Said, ambassador and chief of Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate gave away the awards to the students on the occasion of the 45th Victory Day celebration of Bangladesh.[10]
• For the first time in school's history, Shifat Hossain, earned 9 A*s in the International GCSE Examinations in June, and has set a new record for the school with her score. He took Bangla, English Language A, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Human Biology, Economics, Mathematics A and Mathematics B, where she earned A*s in all subjects, which is the best- ever result of the school.[11][12]
• Again students of Bangladesh School Muscat continued their success story in the International GCSE Examinations held in June 2017. They scored 112 A* and 174 A grades and 100 per cent of them passed in O Level, in which 82 per cent achieved A* to C grades.[13]
• Again Students of Bangladesh School Muscat (BSM) made their school as well as parents proud by their stunning performance in the Edexcel Examinations 2018. They did enormously well in IGCSE, IAL AS and A level examinations. A total of 109 A* and 130 A Grades were obtained in IGCSE O level examinations 2018 in different subject. On an average, 99.37 per cent students passed in O level. 18 per cent students achieved A* Grades, which is a 4-per cent increase compared with last year. Percentage of A Grade is 21 per cent of the total candidates.[14]