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, former speaker of Bangladesh National Parliament[3]
- Dipu Moni, former 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
- Shusmita Amin Chowdhury, socialite
- Saida Muna Tasneem, Diplomat, High Commissioner for Bangladesh to the United Kingdom, Ambassador to Ireland, Liberia
- Tasnia Farin, Actress
- Marina Tabassum,Architect
- Nawzia Yasmin, Pro-Vice Chancellor of the State University of Bangladesh
- Sultana Kamal, Bangladeshi lawyer and human rights activist
- Shila Ahmed, Former Bangladeshi television and film actress
- Karishma Sanu Sovvota, Singer
References
- 1."4 colleges in Dhaka to start admission process". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- 2."Holy Cross College observes 60th anniversary". The Daily Star. 2010-12-19. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
- 3."Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury re-elected speaker for third time". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-01-30. Retrieved 2020-09-11.