Holy Cross College, Dhaka

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Holy Cross College হলি ক্রস কলেজ
Crest of Holy Cross College, Dhaka
Location

Tejgaon, Dhaka Bangladesh
Coordinates	23°45′30″N 90°23′28″E / 23.7584°N 90.3912°E / 23.7584; 90.3912
Information
Type	Intermediate college
Motto	Spes Unica
Religious affiliation(s)	Catholic Church (Sisters of the Holy Cross)
Established	1950; 74 years ago (1950)
Founder	Augustine Marie CSC
School board	Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka
Principal	Shikha Laetitia Gomes
Grades	11–12
	Female
Enrollment	1200
Language	Bengali and English
Hours in school day	4 hours 40 minutes
Campus	Urban, 0.735 acres (2,970 m²)
Campus size	0.735 acres (2,970 m²)
Color(s)	White
Nickname	HCC
Team name	Spartans & Trojans
Publication	Annual magazine Scribe & Science magazine Kendrika
Demonym	Crossians
Website	hcc.edu.bd

Holy Cross College (HCC) (Bengali: হলি ক্রস কলেজ) is a Catholic higher-secondary school for girls, located at Tejgaon in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It serves students of class 11 and class 12.^[1] It was founded in 1950 by the Sisters of the Holy Cross.^[2]

Notable alumni

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Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, speaker of Bangladesh National Parliament^[3]
Dipu Moni, education minister of Bangladesh
Rubana Huq, Vice-Chancellor of Asian University for Women
Subarna Mustafa, actress and politician
Meerjady Sabrina Flora, Bangladeshi epidemiologist
Justice Salma Masud Chowdhury, justice of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh
Justice Naima Haider, justice of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh
Justice Farah Mahbub, justice of Supreme Court of Bangladesh
Nihad Kabir, lawyer, president of FBCCI
Sonia Bashir Kabir, Bangladeshi businessperson
Shusmita Amin Chowdhury, socialite
Saida Muna Tasneem, Diplomat, High Commissioner for Bangladesh to the United Kingdom, Ambassador to Ireland, Liberia
Tasnia Farin, Actress

References

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^ "4 colleges in Dhaka to start admission process". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
^ "Holy Cross College observes 60th anniversary". The Daily Star. 2010-12-19. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
^ "Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury re-elected speaker for third time". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-01-30. Retrieved 2020-09-11.

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Notable alumni

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