Holy Cross College, Dhaka
Holy Cross College হলি ক্রস কলেজ | |
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Location | |
Coordinates | 23°45′30″N 90°23′28″E / 23.7584°N 90.3912°E |
Information | |
Type | Intermediate college |
Motto | Spes Unica |
Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic Church (Sisters of the Holy Cross) |
Established | 1950 |
Founder | Augustine Marie CSC |
School board | Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka |
Principal | Shikha Laetitia Gomes |
Grades | 11–12 |
Female | |
Enrollment | 1200 |
Language | Bengali and English |
Hours in school day | 4 hours 40 minutes |
Campus | Urban, 0.735 acres (2,970 m2) |
Campus size | 0.735 acres (2,970 m2) |
Color(s) | White |
Nickname | HCC |
Team name | Spartans & Trojans |
Publication | Annual magazine Scribe & Science magazine Kendrika |
Demonym | Crossians |
Website | hcc.edu.bd |
Holy Cross College (HCC) (Bengali: হলি ক্রস কলেজ) is a Catholic higher-secondary school for girls, located at Tejgaon in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It serves students of class 11 and class 12.[1] It was founded in 1950 by the Sisters of the Holy Cross.[2]
Notable alumni
- Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, speaker of Bangladesh National Parliament[3]
- Dipu Moni, education minister of Bangladesh
- Rubana Huq, Vice-Chancellor of Asian University for Women
- Subarna Mustafa, actress and politician
- Meerjady Sabrina Flora, Bangladeshi epidemiologist
- Justice Salma Masud Chowdhury, justice of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh
- Justice Naima Haider, justice of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh
- Justice Farah Mahbub, justice of Supreme Court of Bangladesh
- Nihad Kabir, lawyer, president of FBCCI
- Sonia Bashir Kabir, Bangladeshi businessperson
- Saida Muna Tasneem, Diplomat, High Commissioner for Bangladesh to the United Kingdom, Ambassador to Ireland, Liberia
- Tasnia Farin, Actress
See also
References
- ^ "4 colleges in Dhaka to start admission process". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ "Holy Cross College observes 60th anniversary". The Daily Star. 2010-12-19. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
- ^ "Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury re-elected speaker for third time". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-01-30. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
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