International Hope School Bangladesh (IHSB) is an English medium,

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. It was previously called International Turkish Hope School.

History and campus

Founder Principal Kazim Eldes established ITHS in

in 1996. The

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, a strong supporter of Turkish schools, officially inaugurated the school while on a state visit in March 1997. The school started as one campus in rented premises serving a small number of very young students. It has since grown to eight campuses in three cities: two preschools, two junior sections (grades 1 5), and two senior sections (one boys, one girls) in the Gulshan and

areas of Dhaka, a branch in

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that spans from preschool through

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, and a preschool and junior section in

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. Combined enrollment has risen to 1,500 as of 2014. ITHS began construction of a purpose-built campus on two acres of land granted by the Bangladesh government, located in Uttara Sector 4, in June 2002. Construction was finished in September 2005. Facilities include an extensive playground, football field, basketball court, conference hall, library, and computer and science lab. There are boys and girls hostels for boarders. The school has six branches in Dhaka. On 21 February 2010, President of

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, Adbullah Gul, visited the campus of the school. Following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the Turkish ambassador to Bangladesh claimed the school was affiliated with

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; which he described as a terrorist organization. Turkish school teachers, the school employed 33 Turkish nationals who claimed they were being denied service by their embassy and one employee reported that the embassy confiscated his passport. The school denied any connections. The school changed its name in 2018 to International Hope School Bangladesh. Auditorium of International Hope School Bangladesh

Auditorium of International Hope School Bangladesh

Curriculum

IHSB is an English medium school having classes from

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through higher secondary level. The school follows the Cambridge

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and GCE system and prepares the students for O-level and

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examinations. English is taught from an early age. The

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has partnered with the school since May 2015, teaching English language reading and writing skills to children between 11 and 13 years old at the Uttara campus.

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classes are compulsory for students with Bangladeshi roots. Religious studies classes are compulsory for Muslim students.

Students

There are about 2000 students. 17% of the students are from countries outside Bangladesh, including Malaysia, Canada, Philippines, USA, UK, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Scotland, Egypt, Pakistan, Yemen, Iraq, China, Italy, Spain, Japan, Germany, Australia, Taiwan, India, Sri Lanka and Turkey.

References

External links

School website
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History and campus

Curriculum

Students

See also

References

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