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Holy Cross College, Dhaka

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Holy Cross College
হলি ক্রস কলেজ
Location
Tejgaon, Dhaka
Bangladesh
23°45′30″N 90°23′28″E / 23.7584°N 90.3912°E
Information
Type Private College
Motto Spes Unica
Religious affiliations 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
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 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, 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

See also

References

  1. Back to citation "4 colleges in Dhaka to start admission process". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  2. Back to citation "Holy Cross College observes 60th anniversary". The Daily Star. 2010-12-19. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  3. Back to citation "Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury re-elected speaker for third time". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-01-30. Retrieved 2020-09-11.