St. Joseph Higher Secondary School () (), also known as SJC, is a

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higher secondary school in Asad Gate, Mohammadpur,

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, Bangladesh, regarded as one of the best colleges in Bangladesh. In 2023, St. Joseph was awarded the 'A+' grade. It is a school offering education from

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, with pupils averaging 8 to 18 years of age. The school is a single-shift (morning) school with over 2,000 students. In 1965, the college relocated to historical Asad Gate near

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under the jurisdiction of the

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, and being named St. Joseph Higher Secondary School. After the

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, it was changed from

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to National Curriculum-based Bengali medium. At present, English and Bengali are used for teaching up to the higher secondary level. As the name ''St. Joseph Higher Secondary School'' suggests, education provided by the school is at the higher secondary level. Every year, about 500-600 students graduate from its Higher Secondary section and 170-180 students from the secondary school section. The students of this institution are known as " Josephite". St. Joseph has been consistently ranked among the best academic institutions in Bangladesh. The school has its own playground,

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, volleyball court,

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and table tennis court.

History

Early history

On March 19, 1954, Brother Jude Costello, an American missionary member of

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working under the Catholic Archdiocese of Dhaka, who was also headmaster of St. Gregory's High School then, founded the school as the "St. Joseph English Medium School" at Monir Hossain Lane, Narinda, in the current old part of

. The institution had a

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(GCE) based education structure. Classes were taught in the parlour for the first year. The following year, a single story building was constructed by Brother Andrew at Shah Shaheb Lane in Narinda. In 1960, a second roof was added, as the enrolment of the school rose to 269. In 1963, nine years after opening, the school was sufficiently developed to enable two major accomplishments to take place. In October 1964, to accommodate increasing enrolment, Brother Fulgence, Superior of the Brothers, began work on a new school complex in Mohammadpur. In November of that same year, the first class of boys from St. Joseph sat for the Cambridge Examinations. In July 1965, all the classes shifted from Narinda to the Mohammadpur compoyears. The new school was very modern and unfinished, leaving students in early years to deal with active construction in their environment.

Liberation War and ensuing history

Following the War of Independence, Principal Br. Ralph Baird departed from his teaching role, engaging actively in the nation's reconstruction efforts. He contributed significantly to the country's relief, and rehabilitation, and championed human rights initiatives through

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development organizations. Concurrently, students from St. Joseph College, accompanied by teachers, ventured to remote regions in support of relief and rehabilitation endeavours on behalf of the institution. Construction of St

After the liberation and

, the school grew and developed with the new country. The medium of instruction changed to

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, and the school registered with the

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. In 1973, the last of the

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groups took their examinations. During the ten years of Cambridge, 233 boys took the overseas examination and 98% passed with over 60% in the first division. In 1974, the first batch of boys took the SSC Examination; 32 of the 33 boys passed and one of them placed first in the combined merit list.

Current status

The school was initially named "St. Joseph High School". In 2001, Higher Secondary Education (equivalent to college) was introduced in Saint Joseph, and the name of the institution was changed to "Saint Joseph Higher Secondary School". The institution celebrated its

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at the campus in 2004, and on 19 March 2024, it celebrated its 70th anniversary of establishment. In the later 21st century, St. Joseph has continued to expand in student body and faculty size, and has seen the establishment of several

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and programs.

Religious affiliation and ethos

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The college is Roman Catholic and the

exercises responsibility over it through a Governing Body whose chairman is the

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of the Society. The institution is named after

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, a Christian saint and the legal father of Jesus. The college seeks to give an all-round formation, inculcating both human and spiritual values. It gives special consideration to

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and also

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and

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(under the minority rights enshrined in the

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) for whose education the college was founded.

Academic identification

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Providing both primary and secondary education levels, since 2001 this institution has also offered higher secondary education. The secondary level has both science and commerce curriculum. The higher secondary level includes

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too. All levels have both

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and English language versions, with each class having two Bengali and one English version sections. Since 2017, it has rebooted the English medium section of the school named St. Joseph International School following the Cambridge Curriculum.

Admission

The school section admission goes through three levels: an interview, a written test and a final selection. Admission into class 3 is held officially, with around 2500-6000 students competing for only 180 seats. Other classes (4-9) may offer admissions if vacant seats are available. The college section usually selects only 600-700 students out of approximately 12000 applicants.

Curriculum

The school follows the National Curriculum of studies. Upon establishment, it was an English Medium

school. Following the

in 1971, the school adapted alongside the national curriculum. In 2004, it introduced the English version first in grade 6, gradually adding one English version section to each grade. The average graduating class from Saint Joseph each year has 160 to 180 students. The secondary level offers S.S.C (equivalent to

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) examinations and the higher secondary level offers H.S.C (equivalent to

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) examinations. The institution is recognized by the Board of Intermediate and Higher Secondary Educations.

Grades and classes

St. Joseph uses names for its sections of grades, rather than numbers or letters. There are three sections for grades 3–10, and there are six sections for grades 11–12. In the school section, each class contains 50-60 students. (The Italic ones show the English Version Sections.)

Uniform

The school uniform consists of a white shirt (school logo on the left side for school students and right side for the college students), dark grey pants, and black shoes. The school also encourages proper hair cut.

Campus

Outdoors

The school has a 3.5 acre campus. It has grounds for association football, basketball,

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, and volleyball, amidst other sports. The school basketball court, built in the 1960s and updated in 2008, also serves as a multipurpose auditorium. The main field is used as the football pitch and beside the main ground, the mini field is used as a volleyball court, with badminton courts to the side. School 2

Infrastructure and buildings

The School Campus viewed from the third gate

A composite of two four-story buildings with a two-story building in the annex for teachers and office is located in Dhaka City. The four-story buildings are known as the north and south building. The ground floor of the south building serves as a table tennis court. The school has three main entrances. The first and the second serve as the entry for students and teachers, the third one is for official purposes. The 3rd canteen is located there. Furthermore, a water bottle refilling station has been added for students, which is really beneficial.

Laboratories

Facilities include two

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s equipped with multimedia projectors, a separate internet lab, two advanced chemistry labs, two physics labs and two biology labs.

Canteens

There are a total of three

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s on campus. The North Building has a modern food court for its students. While the main canteen offers various nutritious foods for the students.

Library

The library was founded in 1954. It has approximately 10,000 books and magazines. The library works with the Bishwa Sahitya Kendra and

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to arrange book reading programs. There are 2 library teachers assigned to comply the necessary tasks inside the library. Furthermore, librarians are selected from different classes, which boosts the inspiration to perform the duty inside the library. Recently,

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and Bishwa Sahitya Kendra jointly donated more than 2000 books to the library.

Purposes of the campus

The southwest corner of the school holds a small hostel for the

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. Since 2004, the school has hosted the national occurrence of the

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Academic results and records

Saint Joseph Higher Secondary School - awards case

* Ranked as A+ category college in the country. * Introduction of Basketball in Bangladesh. * Introduction of Parliamentary Format Debate in Bangladesh. * In 2023,

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ranked the institution in A+ category. * Established the first High School Level Science Club of Bangladesh in 1957. * Formed the first High School Level Debating Club in Bangladesh in 1969. * Venue partner of first ever All-Asians university debate competition held in Bangladesh in 2008. * Pioneer school in the British Council's global schooling scheme partnered with the Park View Church Community School of the UK since 2006. * 13 Gold medals won in the 2007 IAS exam held by

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, highest in the country. * Highest number of singers from a institution in the country. * In 2018, Josephite Math Club won the Best Math Club Award. * St. Joseph Higher Secondary School has the highest number of successes in

, with 3-4 champions in the whole nation emerging from this institution in different categories. * The first three grandmasters of chess in Bangladesh graduated from this institutions. The first grandmaster in the whole Indian subcontinent,

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, was a member of Josephite Chess Club.

List of Principals

Past and current faculties

Starting with a handful of American Brothers from

, the school received the services of a large number of teachers both before and after integrating itself with the secondary education system in

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. The current faculty consists of 50 secondary teachers, 25 higher secondary teachers, two counsellors, two prefects of discipline, two librarians, office staffs, two sports instructors, and individual coaches for the soccer, basketball and

teams. Leo James Pereira is the current

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of the school. Brother Nipu Hubert Rozario is the current

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of this institution.

Extracurricular units

Joseph's students, "Josephites", maintain relationships with peers from other colleges by participating in inter-college competitions and college festivals. The Extra Curricular Credits Committee (ECC) monitors the performance of students and sends contingents to other colleges. Extra-curricular and co-curricular activities include the Scintilla Science Club, Josephite Debating Club, Josephite Language and Reading Club, Josephite Business Club, Josephite Chess Club, Josephite Eco Earth Club, Josephite Interact Club, Josephite Cultural Forum, Josephite Wall Magazine Club, Josephite Film & Drama Group, Josephite IT Club-JITC, Josephite International Understanding Club and newly formed Josephite Wellbeing Club. St. Joseph Higher Secondary School also started Josephite Writers' Forum in 2024 to write two thesis and research-based books and publish it in the Ekushe Book Fair of 2025. Their initiative is the first in the country.

Scouting

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was introduced in St. Joseph in 1964. The scout groups of St. Joseph have participated in numerous camps, rallies, jamborees at home and abroad. Many of the scouts have camped in countries like Australia, India,

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, Pakistan, the

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, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. The students of class III to class V can participate in Cub Scouting and students of class VI to class XII can participate in Boy Scouting. Scouts of different classes participate in various activities and camps both on holidays and during the year.

Literacy School

As a part of its focus on humanitarian and social services, St. Joseph runs a Literacy School at its premises in the afternoon to impart free primary education to the underprivileged children of the slums and Geneva Camps around Mohammadpur area. This Literacy School was founded in 1978 by Brother Nicolas Thiemann, CSC. Students receive free education up to class-V from this school. The classes are held on every Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The school starts at 2:30 p.m. and breaks at 5:00 p.m. Besides basic literacy skills, they are taught discipline, good manners, moral and social values.

Publications

''"The Josephite''" is the yearbook of St. Joseph published annually to record the activities of the institution all year round. The contents of the yearly magazine include messages from the Archbishop, Principal, Vice-Principal, Counselor and Students' Guidance, editor and student editor, photographs of the teachers, photographs of all students (III-XII), photographs of the activities of the students, events and programs, and individual writings of the students in both Bengali and English. ''"The Josephite"'' is thought to have been first published in 1967 and since then it has been published every year.

Sports and games

Football, cricket, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, badminton, chess are the most common sports and games held regularly on the ground. The institution has an extraordinary chess club in the country. St. Joseph has produced players such as

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(cricketer) and all Grand Masters of Bangladesh like

, Reefat Bin Sattar,

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Notable alumni

The alumni of St. Joseph include members of the parliament,

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s, union and state ministers, justices of the

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, business executive, high-profile jurists and attorneys at law, professors of

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, liberation martyrs, senior national and state-level bureaucrats, captains of Bangladeshi industry, financiers, philanthropists, educationists, scientists, leaders in the

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, leaders in the medical field,

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, luminaries in art and culture including several major film

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and

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. The first heavy metal band in Bangladesh was formed at St. Joseph.

Actors

Arifin Shuvo Arifin Shuvoo (; born 2 February 1982) is a Bangladeshi film actor and television personality. He is the recipient of several awards and nominations, including a National Film Award and two Meril Prothom Alo Awards. He made his debut television ...

, Bangladeshi film actor and television personality *

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, Bangladeshi actor, singer, songwriter, composer and teacher * Arun Saha, Bangladeshi actor and musician. *

Chanchal Chowdhury Suchinta Chowdhury Chanchal (born June 1, 1974), better known as Chanchal Chowdhury (), , is a Bangladeshi actor. He gained recognition with television roles in late 2000s, and went on to become one of the most popular leading men of Cinema of B ...

, Bangladeshi actor and producer *

Himel Ashraf Himel Ashraf is a Bangladeshi director, screenwriter and producer. Best known for his film ''Priyotoma'' (2023), which became the highest grossing Bangladeshi film of all time. Early life Himel Ashraf was born on February 4, 1987, in Dhaka to ...

, Bangladeshi actor and producer. *

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, Bangladeshi model and actor *

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film actor, producer, and television presenter. *

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, Bangladeshi actor, music composer, director, singer, writer and television anchor. * Tawsif Mahbub, Bangladeshi actor *

Jeetu Ahsan Jeetu Ahsan or Jitu Ahsan (born Syed Ashek Ali on 12 September 1977) is a Bangladeshi actor. The son of actor Syed Ahsan Ali, popularly known as Sydney, and educator Suraiya Ahsan, Ahsan made his acting debut as a child artist in Mustafizur Rahman ...

, Bangladeshi actor

Education

* Mohammed Omar Ejaz Rahman, adjunct professor of demography and epidemiology,

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* Mushfiq Mobarak, professor of economics,

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* Asif Azam Siddiqi, space historian, currently serving as an assistant professor of history at

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* Tanweer Hasan, Bangladeshi academic and vice-chancellor of the

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* Imran Rahman, vice-chancellor of the

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(ULAB) *

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, academic and an associate professor of political science at the

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* Fakrul Alam, Bangladeshi professor, Dept. of English of

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* Aasif Ridwan Khan Bangladeshi architect who is well-known for Eco-friendly & sustainable Architecture. * Kabirul Islam, Bangladeshi professor of Civil Engineering Department in

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Literature

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poet noted for his revolutionary and romantic poetry. He is considered one of the leading Bengali poets of the 1970s. *

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, Bangladeshi novelist, short story writer and government bureaucrat * Mohammad Rafiq, Bangladeshi poet and was awarded

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in 1987 and

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in 2010. *

Rafiq Azad Rafiq Azad (born Rafiqul Islam Khan; February 14, 1941 – March 12, 2016) was a Bangladeshi poet, editor and writer. He is credited with 45 collections of poetry including ''Prakriti O Premer Kabita, Asambhaber Paye, Sahasra Sundar, Haturir Nich ...

, Bangladeshi poet, editor and writer.

Music

, Bangladeshi singer, songwriter, actor, composer, model *

Shafin Ahmed Shafin Ahmed (14 February 1961 – 24 July 2024) was a Bangladeshi rock bassist, singer-songwriter, record producer and politician. He was the lead singer, songwriter and bassist for the Bangladeshi rock band Miles, where he and his elder broth ...

, Bangladeshi rock bassist, singer-songwriter, record producer *

Habib Wahid Habib Wahid is a Bangladeshi music composer and singer. He is the son of composer Ferdous Wahid. Habib gained prominence in the early 2000s with his unique fusion of traditional Bangladeshi folk music and contemporary pop elements, earning h ...

, Bangladeshi music composer and singer. * Khairul Anam Shakil, awarded Ekushey Padak in music * Iqbal Asif Jewel, Bangladeshi singer and vocalist *

Raef al Hasan Rafa Raef Al Hasan Rafa (born 27 October 1988) is a Bangladeshi singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known as the former drummer of rock band Aurthohin and metal band Cryptic Fate. He was also member of metal band Severe De ...

, Bangladeshi singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known as the former drummer of rock band

Aurthohin Aurthohin is a Bangladeshi rock band formed in Dhaka in 1998 by Sumon (musician), Saidus Sumon (vocals and bass guitar), Tonmoy Rahman (lead guitar), Ponir (rhythm guitar) and Rumi Rahman (drums and percussion). They are considered to be one of ...

and metal band Cryptic Fate. * Jon Kabir, Bangladeshi singer, composer, actor, and model. * George Lincoln D'Costa, Bangladeshi singer and vocalist. * Balam, Bangladeshi singer, guitarist, composer, and music producer * Babna Karim, ex-member of

Warfaze Warfaze is a Bangladeshi heavy metal band formed on 6 June 1984 in Dhaka by Ibrahim Ahmed Kamal, Meer, Helal, Naimul, and Bapi. They are one of the earliest heavy metal music, heavy metal bands in Bangladesh. The band had numerous line-up change ...

* Ibrahim Ahmed Kamal, Bangladeshi singer and member of Warfaze *

Bassbaba Sumon Saidus Salehin Khaled Sumon (born 8 January 1973), popularly known by his nickname Bassbaba Sumon, is a Bangladeshi rock singer-songwriter, bass player, composer, music producer and founder of the Bangladeshi rock band Aurthohin. He is the b ...

, Bangladeshi rock singer-songwriter, bass player, composer, music producer and founder of the Bangladeshi rock band

. *

Russell Ali Russell may refer to: People * Russell (given name) * Russell (surname) * Lady Russell (disambiguation) * Lord Russell (disambiguation) ** Bertrand Russell *Justice Russell (disambiguation) Places *Russell Island (disambiguation) *Mount Russel ...

, ex-member of Warfaze * Hamin Ahmed, member of

Miles The mile, sometimes the international mile or statute mile to distinguish it from other miles, is a British imperial unit and United States customary unit of length; both are based on the older English unit of length equal to 5,280 English f ...

* Meraj, ex-member of Black * Faisal Siddiqi Bogey, ex-Member of

Renaissance The Renaissance ( , ) is a Periodization, period of history and a European cultural movement covering the 15th and 16th centuries. It marked the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and was characterized by an effort to revive and sur ...

and stage performer. ** * Saimum Hasan Nahian, Bangladeshi singer and member of Powersurge and Severe Dementia) * Tanseef Hossain, member of

Highway A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It includes not just major roads, but also other public roads and rights of way. In the United States, it is also used as an equivalent term to controlled-access highway, or ...

Sports and games

, Bangladeshi cricketer and former Twenty20 International captain for Bangladesh * Fazley Rabby, Bangladeshi cricketer and entrepreneur *

Tushar Imran Sheikh Tushar Imran (born 10 December 1983) is a cricketer from Bangladesh who has represented his country in Test matches and One Day Internationals (ODIs). In January 2018 he became the first Bangladesh player to score 10,000 runs in first-cl ...

, Bangladeshi cricketer and former test captain * Reefat Bin Sattar, Bangladeshi chess grandmaster *

, first Bangladeshi chess grandmaster *

, Bangladeshi chess player who received the

FIDE title FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...

of Grandmaster in 2002

Politics

Nahid Islam Muhammad Nahid Islam (; born 28 April 1998) is a Bangladeshi politician, activist and the founding convener of National Citizen Party (NCP). He was the central key coordinator of the Students Against Discrimination, which led the July Revolution ...

student activist Student activism or campus activism is work by students to cause political, environmental, economic, or social change. In addition to education, student groups often play central roles in democratization and winning civil rights. Modern stu ...

who served as an advisor to the

2024 Bangladesh interim government An Interim government system of Bangladesh, interim government led by Muhammad Yunus was formed on 8 August 2024 in Bangladesh, following the resignation of Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on 5 August 2024 amid Studen ...

. *

Tarique Rahman Tarique Rahman (born 20 November 1965), better known natively as Tarique Zia, is a Bangladeshi politician and businessman who has been the acting chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) since February 2018. He is the eldest son of fo ...

politician and businessman who has been the acting chairman of

Bangladesh Nationalist Party The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (), popularly abbreviated as BNP (), is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. It was founded on 1 September 1978 by President of Bangladesh, President Ziaur Rahman, wit ...

(BNP) since February 2018. He is the eldest son of former Bangladeshi

president President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

and the first female

prime minister of Bangladesh The prime minister of Bangladesh (, : Bāṅlādēśēr Prôdhānmôntrī), officially prime minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh (, : Gôṇôprôjātôntrī Bāṅlādēśēr Prôdhānmôntrī), is the head of government of the Ba ...

Khaleda Zia Begum Khaleda Zia (born August–September 1945) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the prime minister of Bangladesh from 1991 to 1996 and again from 2001 to 2006. She was the first female prime minister of Bangladesh and the second fema ...

. * Andaleeve Rahman, President of the

Bangladesh Jatiya Party The Bangladesh Jatiya Party (), simply known as BJP, is a centre-right conservative political party in Bangladesh. It is a splinter group of the original Jatiya Party, founded by the former President Hossain Mohammad Ershad. It was previousl ...

, ex- member of parliament, and principal of British School of Law in Dhaka * Anisul Huq, Bangladeshi lawyer and politician who had been the

Minister for Law The Ministry of Law (MinLaw; ; zh, 律政部; ) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for the advancement in access to justice, the rule of law, the economy and society through policy, law and services. Organisational struc ...

, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs in the Cabinet of Bangladesh from 2014 to 2024. * Kazi Nabil Ahmed, Bangladeshi politician and the incumbent

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad (), often simply referred to as Sangsad and also known as is the unicameral Legislature, legislative body of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 350 seats, including 50 seats reserved exclusively for w ...

member representing the Jessore-3 constituency from 2014 to 2024. *

Muhammed Sohul Hussain Muhammed Sohul Hussain is a former election commissioner of Bangladesh who served during the 2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisis. In 2022, he was part of the search committee created to appoint new election commissioners. Career Hussain w ...

, former

Election Commissioner of Bangladesh Election Commissioners of Bangladesh (), publicly referred to as EC, are members of Bangladesh Election Commission, who are bestowed upon the responsibility to arrange and oversee the conduct of free and fair national and regional elections, emp ...

during the 2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisis * Mohammad Sadique,

writer and public official who served as 13th chairman of

Bangladesh Public Service Commission Bangladesh Public Service Commission () is a quasi-judicial constitutional body established in 1972. The commission is responsible for the recruitment of civil service servants in the Bangladesh government. It was formed under Section 137 of Par ...

(PSC)

Businesspeople

* Asif Saleh, is a Bangladeshi development professional. He is the current executive director of ''BRAC'', Bangladesh. * Omar Ishrak, chairman of ''

Intel Intel Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and Delaware General Corporation Law, incorporated in Delaware. Intel designs, manufactures, and sells computer compo ...

'', chairman & CEO of ''

Medtronic Medtronic plc is an American-Irish medical device company. The company's legal and executive headquarters are in Republic of Ireland, Ireland, while its operational headquarters are in Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Medtronic rebased to I ...

'' * Mirza Ali Behrouze Ispahani, businessman from the

Ispahani family The Ispahani family, also known as the House of Ispahani, are a Perso- Bengali business family. In Bangladesh, they own and manage M. M. Ispahani Limited, one of the country's leading conglomerates. Originally hailing from Isfahan, Iran, the ...

and the chairman of ''M. M. Ispahani Limited.'' *

Kazi Anis Ahmed Kazi Anis Ahmed (Bengali language, Bengali:কাজী আনিস আহমেদ) is a Bangladeshis, Bangladeshi writer, publisher and businessman. He is a co-founder and publisher of the English-language daily newspaper ''Dhaka Tribune'', ...

, is a

writer, publisher and businessman. He is a co-founder and publisher of the English-language daily newspaper ''

Dhaka Tribune The ''Dhaka Tribune'' is a major Bangladeshi English-language daily newspaper based in Dhaka, the country's capital and largest city. It also operates an online portal ( Bengali version) known as the '' Bangla Tribune''. The newspaper has a stron ...

'', online news portal ''Bangla Tribune.'' * Syed Almas Kabir, Bangladeshi business leader and ICT entrepreneur. He served as the President of the ''Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services'' (BASIS). *

Saifur Rahman Saifur Rahman () is a male Muslim name, meaning ''sword of the Most Gracious''. Notable people with the name include: *Akhundzada Saif-ur-Rahman Mubarak (1925–2010), Sufi sheikh of the Naqshbandi Mujaddadi Tariqa *Saifur Rahman (Bangladeshi pol ...

- director of ''Transcom Ltd'', ''Mediastar Ltd'' and chairman of ESTCD Trust ( Independent University Bangladesh). * Kazi Mahmood Sattar, chief executive officer of ''The City Bank Limited''. * Adil Islam - managing director and chief executive officer of ''HSBC Bank Bangladesh Limited''. * Sakib Bin Rashid, co-founder of Edtech platform ''10 Minute School''.

Medical

* Rashid Uddin, Bangladeshi neurologist

Others

* Naveed Mahbub, Bangladeshi comedian, electrical engineer, and columnist * Abu Mayeen Ashfakus Samad,

Bangladeshi Army The Bangladesh Army () is the land warfare Military branch, branch, and the largest component of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to defend the land of Bangladesh from any external attack. Control of personnel and ...

officer and

freedom fighter A freedom fighter is a person engaged in a struggle to achieve political freedom, particularly against an established government. The term is typically reserved for those who are actively involved in armed or otherwise violent rebellion. Termi ...

killed in the

Bangladesh Liberation War The Bangladesh Liberation War (, ), also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, was an War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali nationalism, Bengali nationalist and self-determination movement in East Pakistan, which res ...

Sayed Farooq-ur-Rahman Sayed Farooq-ur-Rahman (9 August 1945 – 28 January 2010) was the chief organizer involved in toppling the Sheikh Mujib regime in Bangladesh. He was convicted and hanged on 28 January 2010 along with co-conspirators Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan ...

, Bangladeshi Army officer,

, the chief organizer involved in toppling the

Sheikh Mujib Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), also known by the honorific Bangabandhu, was a Bangladeshi politician, revolutionary, statesman and activist who was the founding president of Bangladesh. As the leader of Bangl ...

regime in

Alumni association

The alumni of the school have formed the Saint Joseph Old Boys Foundation (SJOBF), which organizes events and programs. The alumni of the school have formed the Josephites Foundation Canada, a North American foundation that accepts members from all over the world who are Josephites.

References

External links

Official website

SJOBA (St. Joseph Old Boys' Association)

Josephite Batch 89 alumni portal

Alumni Association
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