West End High School is a secondary school situated in

Azimpur, Dhaka Azimpur ( bn, আজিমপুর) is an old region in the old part of Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh. The region is named after Shahzada Azam, son of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. Other accounts attribute the name to Azim-us-Shaan, the Nayeb-e-Nazim ...

. It was established in 1920 by the time

Dhaka University The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

was established. It was the most western side school of Dhaka city back 1920. According to the location, this institute got its name. The School building has three two storeys and Two three storeys. Room and size Number of rooms - 46 Area - 4804 sqm Library 1, Vishnucharan Library 5 Science Laboratories (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Agriculture, Computer) Teachers are regular - 55 with 17 employees. Morning Branch - (Boys and girls from children to 5th class Girls from 6th class to 10th class) Day Branch - Boys from 6th class to 10th class (Activities of girls branch started from 2000)

Notable people

* Abdul Hoque, former teacher *

Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul (1 January 1956 – 22 January 2019) was a Bangladeshi lyricist, composer and music director, active since the late 1970s. He was a freedom fighter who joined the Bangladesh Liberation War at the age of 15. He won Ekushey Pada ...

, musician *

Mahmudul Haque Mahmudul Haque ( – 21 July 2008) was a Bangladeshi writer. He won Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1977. Early life and career Haque's family moved to Azimpur, Dhaka after the 1947 partition of India. He attended West End High School and was ...

, writer *

Shahid Saber Shahid Saber was the pen name of the writer and journalist AKM Shahidullah. He was killed by Pakistan Army when they burned down ''The Daily Sangbad'' office on 31 March 1971. Early life Saber was born in Eidgah, Cox's Bazar District, Chittagong D ...

, writer

References

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