St Gregory's School (Dhaka)
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St. Gregory's School is a Catholic High School founded in 1882 by the Congregation of Holy Cross in the City of Dhaka in the former region of Bengal (India), now the independent nation of Bangladesh. The school was named after Pope Gregory I.
It is located at a place near Bahadur Shah Park (Victoria Park), Dhaka, was established in 1882 by Father Gregory de Groots, a Belgian Benedict priest. It took a fresh start under Holy Cross Father Francis Boers as its new headmaster. The school reopened in the ground floor of St. Francis Girls' School. It was shifted to a new site in 1896.
The school ran as a co-education until 1912, when the girls joined St Francis Xavier Girls High School. Ever since it is a boys' school. After creation of Pakistan in 1947, the school started teaching in English medium, and also ran Bengali medium sections. Notre Dame College, Dhaka began here as St. Gregory's College. It takes pride in being Gregorian.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Dr. Amartya Sen (Nobel Laureate Economist in 1998)
- Tajuddin Ahmed (first prime minister of Bangladesh)
- Dr. Kamal Hossain (former law and justice minister of Bangladesh)
- Dr. Osman Farooq (education minister of Bangladesh, 2001- )
