Holy Cross College (HCC) ( bn, হলি ক্রস কলেজ) is a

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higher-secondary school for girls, located at Tejgaon in

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...

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. It serves students of class 11 and class 12. It was founded in 1950 by the

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Notable alumni

Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury (born 6 October 1966) is the current and the first female Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad since April 2013. At 46 years of age, she became the youngest to assume the office. She was also the Chairperson of the Executive Co ...

, speaker of

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, education minister of Bangladesh *

Rubana Huq Rubana Huq (born 9 February 1964) is a Bangladeshi businesswoman, university academic and poet. She is the current Vice-chancellor of Asian University for Women (AUW) since February 2022. She is the chairperson of Mohammadi Group, a Bangladeshi ...

, President of BGMEA * Subarna Mustafa, actress and politician * Meerjady Sabrina Flora, Bangladeshi

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* Justice Salma Masud Chowdhury, justice of the

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* Justice Naima Haider, justice of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh * Justice Farah Mahbub, justice of Supreme Court of Bangladesh * Nihad Kabir, lawyer, president of

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* Sonia Bashir Kabir, Bangladeshi businessperson *

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, Diplomat, High Commissioner for

to the

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, Ambassador to

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References

Christianity in Dhaka Educational institutions established in 1951 Colleges in Dhaka District High schools in Bangladesh Schools in Dhaka District Catholic schools in Bangladesh Christian schools in Bangladesh Holy Cross College, Dhaka 1951 establishments in East Pakistan {{Bangladesh-school-stub

External links

Official Website

Notable alumni

See also

References

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