নটর ডেম কলেজ, ঢাকা | |
Former name | St. Gregory's College |
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Motto | Diligite Lumen Sapientiae |
Motto in English | Love the light of wisdom |
Type | Higher secondary school, university-affiliated college |
Established | 1949 |
Religious affiliation | Catholic Church (Congregation of Holy Cross) |
Principal | Fr. Hemonto Pius Rozario CSC (2012–present)[1] |
Vice-principal | Leonard Sankar Rozario |
Students | 6400 (As of 2019[update]) |
Location | , |
Campus | Urban |
Nickname | NDC |
Affiliations |
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Website | notredamecollege-dhaka |
Notre Dame College, Dhaka (Bengali: নটর ডেম কলেজ, ঢাকা) is a Catholic higher secondary school[a] as well as a degree college, in Dhaka. A society of priests named Congregation of Holy Cross started it in 1949.[2] According to the result of HSC exam, it is one of the best colleges of Bangladesh. Every year 3290 students get the opportunity to enroll and study here.
Notre Dame College was first established at Luxmibazar of Old Dhaka in November, 1949 with the name "St. Gregory College". In 1954-55, the institution moved to Arambagh, Motijheel with the present name – "Notre Dame", referring to Mary or Maryam, mother of Jesus Christ.[3][4]
Name | Picture | Built | Description |
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Father Harrington Building | 1955 | It is a 3-story building. Valerian Gracias (Cardinal of Bombay) laid its foundation stone on 17 January 1954. | |
Father Martin Building | 1960 | It is a 4-story residential building. There is an auditorium on its ground floor. | |
Mathis House | 1964 | It was built as a house for the priests in 1964. In 1972, Christo Dorshan Seminary was established here.[5] | |
Archbishop Ganguli Building | 1997 | It is a 6 stored academic building. | |
Father Timm Building | 2016 | It is a 6-story academic building. | |
Father Peixotto Building | 2019 | It is a 6-story building. Its ground floor is used as a canteen. |
The college is administrated by a governing body, led by the Archbishop of Dhaka.
The college's principal is always a priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross. The first principal was Father John J. Harrington and the current principal is Father Hemanto Pius Rozario. Since its establishment, ten priests have served as the principal of the college:
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