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St Gregory's School (Dhaka)
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St. Gregory's High School is a Catholic High School founded in Dhaka, British India, in 1882 by Father Gregory de Groote, a Belgian Benedictine priest & ex-student of Dhaka Collegiate School
. The school, located on Subhas Bose Avenue of Luxmibazar neighborhood of old Dhaka, was named after Pope Gregory I (540-604) who is also a saint. Brother Robi Purification is the current principal of the school.
In 1888, the American priests of the Congregation of Holy Cross took over the Vicariate of East Bengal from the Benedictine Fathers. At the time, Mr. and Mrs. Wise—who were Protestants—ran a school at present Wiseghat area near the River Buriganga. In this school, most of the students were of European and Anglo-Indian Catholic communities. Anglican and Baptist pastors were allowed to teach religion at this school. Father Francis Boers,C.S.C. tried many times to be a teacher of Catholic religion to the Catholic students at the school, but was not allowed. Out of frustration, he started an English-medium school on the grounds of the present adjoining St. Francis Xavier's Convent and girls' high school, that came into being later. The renamed St. Gregory's School shifted to the present site in 1896.
Until 1912, both boys and girls were students of St. Gregory's High School. When St. Francis Xavier Girls' School came into being in 1912, it became a boys' school. After creation of Pakistan in 1947, the school started the Bengali medium section. After the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, the school has only Bengali medium section.
Students of this school are widely known as " the Gregorians". The "Gregorian Association" is the official alumni club of this school.
The Pakistan army killed the retired teacher, Mr. Peter D'Costa, with 13 other villagers at Rangamatia Village of the then Dhaka District on November 26, 1971.
Dhaka Collegiate School
Dhaka Collegiate School is a secondary school in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest school in Dhaka and one of the oldest and prestigious institutions in the country for more than a century.-History:...
. The school, located on Subhas Bose Avenue of Luxmibazar neighborhood of old Dhaka, was named after Pope Gregory I (540-604) who is also a saint. Brother Robi Purification is the current principal of the school.
In 1888, the American priests of the Congregation of Holy Cross took over the Vicariate of East Bengal from the Benedictine Fathers. At the time, Mr. and Mrs. Wise—who were Protestants—ran a school at present Wiseghat area near the River Buriganga. In this school, most of the students were of European and Anglo-Indian Catholic communities. Anglican and Baptist pastors were allowed to teach religion at this school. Father Francis Boers,C.S.C. tried many times to be a teacher of Catholic religion to the Catholic students at the school, but was not allowed. Out of frustration, he started an English-medium school on the grounds of the present adjoining St. Francis Xavier's Convent and girls' high school, that came into being later. The renamed St. Gregory's School shifted to the present site in 1896.
Until 1912, both boys and girls were students of St. Gregory's High School. When St. Francis Xavier Girls' School came into being in 1912, it became a boys' school. After creation of Pakistan in 1947, the school started the Bengali medium section. After the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, the school has only Bengali medium section.
Students of this school are widely known as " the Gregorians". The "Gregorian Association" is the official alumni club of this school.
Shaheed Teachers and the Massacre in 1971
Two of the three teachers of St. Gregory’s High School had been murdered by the occupying Pakistani army in 1971 were kidnapped from the school premise on March 31, 1971. First, the teachers had been kidnapped by the Pakistani army and were taken to a nearby army camp in Jagannath College. On that dreadful day, two teachers, Mr. N.C. Sutradhar and Mr. D.N. Pal Chaudhury along with two of his teenage sons, who were students of St. Gregory’s at the time were kidnapped and murdered. Mr. Monoranjan Poddar, a student of Jagannath College and Mr. Sutradhar’s brother-in-law was also kidnapped by the Pak army from the school and was murdered on March 31, 1971. In fact, at least 30 other people were taken from St. Gregory’s High School that day who were also murdered by the Pak army. Brother Robert, C.S.C., the Head Master of the school at that time tried to secure the two teachers’ release but failed.The Pakistan army killed the retired teacher, Mr. Peter D'Costa, with 13 other villagers at Rangamatia Village of the then Dhaka District on November 26, 1971.
Co-curricular clubs of the school
There are some notable co-curricular clubs in SGHS. Of them Science club, Debating club,Cultural club are renowned for their activists in the city. Science club which is run by Mr.Nilotpal Sarkar, regularly takes part in different science fairs and won prestigious awards.Notable Alumni
- Matlub Chowdhury (Owner of Nitol Niloy Group, President of Bangladesh-India Chambers of Commerce)
- Ershad Sikdar (Freedom Fighter)
- Kela Kacchu (Artist)
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(World-renowned economist and Nobel Laureate in Economics—1998) - Tajuddin Ahmed (First Prime Minister of Bangladesh)
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(Former Food and Disaster Management and Relief Minister of Bangladesh and renowned politician) - Dr. Kamal HossainKamal HossainDr. Kamal Hossain , born on 20 April 1937, is a notable Bangladeshi politician, statesman and lawyer. He is credited as being one of the principal authors of the Constitution of Bangladesh.- Education :...
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(Executive Director of CPD, Bangladesh) - Dr. Sirajul Islam Choudhury(Former professor of English, Dhaka University)
- Dr. A.Q.M. Bodrudozza Chowdhury (Former president of Bangladesh)
- Dr. Osman Farooq (Former Education Minister of Bangladesh, 2001–2006)
- Dr. Jamilur Reza Chowdhury (Former Vice-Chancellor of BRAC University, Bangladesh)
- Mahfuz AnamMahfuz AnamMahfuz Anam is an editor and publisher of Daily Star, one of Bangladesh's mainstream English language newspapers. He is also the publisher of "Weekly 2000", a prominent weekly newsletter from Bangladesh as well as "Anandadhara", a popular entertainment fortnightly of the country...
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(Writer and human rights activist) - Khaleque Nawaz Khan (Language Movement Hero and Veteran Politician)
- Raqibul Hasan (First cricket captain of Bangladesh)
- Dr. Iftekhar Ahmed ChoudhuryIftekhar Ahmed ChowdhuryDr. Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury was Adviser for the Foreign Ministry to the Caretaker Government of Bangladesh from January 2007 to January 2009. In addition, he was also given the portfolios of the Ministries of Expatriates' Welfare and Chittagong Hill Tracts....
(Foreign Affairs Advisor, People's Republic of Bangladesh) - Ahmad Tariq Karim (Minister of State/High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India, former Additional Foreign Secretary, and Bangladesh Ambassador to Iran, South Africa, and U.S.A )
- Dr. Ahrar Ahmad (Professor of Political Science, Black Hills State University, South Dakota, USA)
- Mohdudul Huq (Senior Planner, Planning and Development Department, City of Houston, Texas, USA)
- Sayed Hossain (Novelist, Photographer, Teacher, Economist, USA)
- Shafiqur Rahman (Senior Systems Analyst, State University of NY, USA, 1963 SSC)