St. Joseph Higher Secondary School

Catholic school and college in Bangladesh

St. Joseph Higher Secondary School

সেন্ট যোসেফ উচ্চ মাধ্যমিক বিদ্যালয়

Front view of St. Joseph College

Location

97 Asad Avenue, Mohammadpur, Dhaka

1207

Bangladesh

Coordinates| 23°45′35″N 90°22′12″E﻿ / ﻿23.7598°N 90.3701°E﻿ / 23.7598; 90.3701
Information
Type|

* Higher Secondary Catholic missionary school

Motto|

* Latin : Progressus In Sapientia et Virtus
* Advancing In Wisdom And Virtue
* Bengali: প্রজ্ঞা ও পুণ্যের সাথে হও আগুয়ান

Religious affiliation(s)| Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dhaka
(Congregation of Holy Cross)
Established| 19 March 1954; 71 years ago (1954-03-19)
Founder| Br. Jude Costello C.S.C
School board| Dhaka Education Board
School district| Dhaka
Session| 2025-26
School code| 1204
Principal| Br. Leo J. Pereira C.S.C
Faculty| 85
Grades| 3-12
Gender| Male
Enrollment| 2600 (As of 2023[update])  Male
Language| Bangla and English
Campus size| 3.57 acres (1.44 ha)
Campus type| Urban
Color(s)|  White   Gray
Slogan| Once a Josephite, always Josephite
Sports| Football, basketball, cricket, chess, volleyball, athletics, table tennis, badminton
Nickname| St. Joseph College
Publication| The Josephite
Alumni| Full list
Alumni name| Saint Joseph Old Boys Foundation
Demonym| Josephite
Named after| Saint Joseph
EIIN| 103564
Website| www.sjs.edu.bd

North building of St. Joseph

St. Joseph Higher Secondary School (listenⓘ) (Bengali: সেন্ট যোসেফ উচ্চ মাধ্যমিক বিদ্যালয়), also known as SJC, is a Catholic higher secondary school in Asad Gate, Mohammadpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh, regarded as one of the best colleges in Bangladesh.[1] In 2023, St. Joseph was awarded the 'A+' grade.[2][3] It is a school offering education from third to twelfth grade, with pupils averaging 8 to 18 years of age. The school is a single-shift (morning) school with over 2,500 students.[4] In 1965, the college relocated to historical Asad Gate near Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban under the jurisdiction of the Mohammadpur Thana, and being named St. Joseph Higher Secondary School.[5]

After the independence of Bangladesh, it was changed from English 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".[6] St. Joseph has been consistently ranked among the best academic institutions in Bangladesh.

The school has its own playground, basketball court, volleyball court, badminton court and table tennis court.[6]

## History

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### Early history

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North building of St. Joseph College in 1964

On March 19, 1954, Brother Jude Costello, an American missionary member of Congregation of Holy Cross 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 Dhaka. The institution had a General Certificate of Education (GCE) based education structure.[6] 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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

In July 1965, all the classes shifted from Narinda to the Mohammadpur compoyears.[4] The new school was very modern and unfinished, leaving students in early years to deal with active construction in their environment.[7]

### Liberation War and ensuing history

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St. Joseph during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971

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 non-governmental 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.[8]

Construction of St Joseph Higher Secondary School in 1984

After the liberation and independence of Bangladesh, the school grew and developed with the new country. The medium of instruction changed to Bangla, and the school registered with the Dhaka education board. In 1973, the last of the Cambridge groups took their examinations.[9] During the ten years of Cambridge, 233 boys took the overseas examination and 98% passed with over 60% in the first division.[10] 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.[2][11]

### Current status

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Garden of St. Joseph College

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".[12]

The institution celebrated its Golden Jubilee at the campus in 2004, and on 19 March 2024, it celebrated its 70th anniversary of establishment.[13] In the later 21st century, St. Joseph has continued to expand in student body and faculty size, and has seen the establishment of several research centers and programs.[14][9]

## Religious affiliation and ethos

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Saint Joseph, after whom the college is named

The college is Roman Catholic and the Congregation of Holy Cross exercises responsibility over it through a Governing Body whose chairman is the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Dhaka, His Grace Most Rev. Msgr Bejoy N. D. Cruze, OMI. The institution is named after Saint Joseph, 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 Roman Catholics and also Buddhists and Ethnic minority (under the minority rights enshrined in the Constitution of Bangladesh) for whose education the college was founded.[15]

## Academic identification

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St. Joseph's first gate

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 humanities too. All levels have both Bengali 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.[16]

### Admission

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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.[6]

The college section usually selects only 600-700 students out of approximately 12000 applicants.[17]

### Curriculum

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Rag Day celebration in St. Joseph

The school follows the National Curriculum of studies. Upon establishment, it was an English Medium Cambridge school. Following the independence of Bangladesh 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.[4]

The average graduating class from Saint Joseph each year has 160 to 180 students. The secondary level offers S.S.C (equivalent to O level) examinations and the higher secondary level offers H.S.C (equivalent to A level) examinations. The institution is recognized by the Board of Intermediate and Higher Secondary Educations.[10]

### Grades and classes

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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.[18]

### Uniform

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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. [16]

## Campus

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### Outdoors

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The school has a 3.5 acre campus. It has grounds for association football, basketball, cricket, and volleyball, amidst other sports.[6] 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.[19][20]

Discipline Room

### Infrastructure and buildings

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The School Campus viewed from the first 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.[21]

### Laboratories

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One of the chemistry labs

Facilities include two computer labs equipped with multimedia projectors, a separate internet lab, two advanced chemistry labs, two physics labs and two biology labs.[22]

### Canteens

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There are a total of three cafeterias on campus. The North Building has a modern food court for its students. While the main canteen offers various nutritious foods for the students.[4]

### Library

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Library of Saint Joseph Higher Secondary School

The library was founded in 1954. It has approximately 10,000 books and magazines. The library works with the Bishwa Sahitya Kendra and British Council 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, BKash and Bishwa Sahitya Kendra jointly donated more than 2000 books to the library.[23]

### Purposes of the campus

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National Math Olympiad 2013 at St. Joseph Higher Secondary School

The southwest corner of the school holds a small hostel for the Brothers of Holy Cross. Since 2004, the school has hosted the national occurrence of the Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad.[5]

## Academic results and records

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Award room of St. Joseph

* Ranked as A+ category college in the country.[24]
* Introduction of Basketball in Bangladesh.[20]
* Introduction of Parliamentary Format Debate in Bangladesh.[25]
* In 2023, Dhaka Education Board ranked the institution in A+ category.[17]
* Established the first High School Level Science Club of Bangladesh in 1957.[26]
* Formed the first High School Level Debating Club in Bangladesh in 1969.[27]
* Venue partner of first ever All-Asians university debate competition held in Bangladesh in 2008.[15]
* Pioneer school in the British Council's global schooling scheme partnered with the Park View Church Community School of the UK since 2006.[28]
* 13 Gold medals won in the 2007 IAS exam held by University of New South Wales, highest in the country.[29]
* Highest number of singers from a institution in the country.[30]
* In 2018, Josephite Math Club won the Best Math Club Award.[31]

## Past and current faculties

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Spes Unica at St. Joseph Higher Secondary School

Starting with a handful of American Brothers from Congregation of Holy Cross, the school received the services of a large number of teachers both before and after integrating itself with the secondary education system in Bangladesh. 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 cricket teams. Leo James Pereira is the current principal of the school. Brother Nipu Hubert Rozario is the current vice-principal of this institution. [citation needed]

## Extracurricular units

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Joseph's students, "Josephites", maintain relationships with peers from other colleges by participating in inter-college competitions and college festivals.[12]

St. Joseph has extensive extra curricular programs. 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.[20]

### Scouting

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Scouting 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, Nepal, Pakistan, the Maldives, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.[6]

### Literacy School

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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.[32] 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.[4]

### Publications

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"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.[citation needed]

### Sports and games

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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.[6] St. Joseph has produced players such as Shahriar Nafees (cricketer) and all Grand Masters of Bangladesh like Niaz Murshed, Reefat Bin Sattar, Ziaur Rahman.[33][34]

### The Scintilla Science Club

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Following the footsteps of the founder Headmaster of St. Joseph Higher Secondary School, Bro. Jude Costello, C.S.C Scintilla Science Club was established in 1957 by Bro. Gerald Kraeger C.S.C (Headmaster, 1963-1967). Since then Science Fair has been organized by St. Joseph higher Secondary School under the supervision of a teacher and active guidance of the Headmaster. Bro. William Sheehan C.S.C took care of the club and day by day it developed. When Bro. Thomas More C.S.C. was the Headmaster, Mr. Moinuddin Ahmed was organizing the fair under the supervision of the Headmaster. Bro. Ralph Baird played a vital role towards the vast improvement of the club. Bro. Robert Hughes felt the necessity to prepare a constitution to run the club properly by the teachers and the students. The name “Scintilla Science Club” was given by him. During his time Mr. A. Sattar helped him in all possible ways to diversify the activities of the club. At that time inter-class quiz and art competition were introduced into the Science Fair. Since then the science fair took a festive mood and all the teachers were affiliated with it. After the sudden demise of Mr. A. Sattar former Principal Rev. Bro. John Rozario C.S.C bestowed the responsibility of Chief Moderator on Mr. Suvankar Datta. Inspired by the Principal, under his supervision the souvenir of Scintilla Science Club was published in 1998 for the first time. Now this club has promoted its activities to quite a large extent. The club now organizes inter school and inter college Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology Olympiad, inter school and inter college set speech, inter school and college general knowledge quiz, intra school general knowledge quiz, project presentation, art fair, etc. during the annual science festival. Scintilla Science club is the first high school level science club in Bangladesh. It is the pioneer of high school level science community curriculum.[35][36]

### The Josephite Cultural Forum

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The Josephite Cultural Forum (JCF) regularly arranges different cultural programs to bring out the talents in the students. It arranges creative events to train up the young minds to enlighten their hearts and minds about Bangladeshi Culture and how to be a global citizen in the form of a complete man.[37]

### The Josephite Reading and Language Club

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Josephite Language and Reading Club, commonly known as JLRC, is one of the most renowned clubs in the sector of efficient language learning and the upliftment of linguistic skills among the students all around the country. Founded on January 7, 2004, this club has been proving its excellence in this sector over the years. The club organises and participates in programs and activities to grow awareness and engrossment amongst the students towards reading books, learning, and applying language properly and precisely. JLRC aims towards improving the students' language learning and reading habits by arranging different courses, sessions, and an annual festival where the students can learn through their direct participation in different events in a gleeful manner. JLRC has a number of goals for language learning and enhancement of students' reading habits. The students are encouraged to learn both Bengali and English properly, and to practice them in their daily lives. We believe that language learning can be made both fun and congenial.[38][39][40]

### The Josephite Math Club

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The Josephite Math Club helps the students take part in Math Olympiads and other similar events. In October 2015, the idea of creating a Math Circle for specialized Olympiad training was first proposed under the guidance of renowned Josephite alumnus Sowmitra Das (Honourable Mention, Asia Pacific Mathematics Olympiad). Sadid Bin Hasan and Tanjeem Ajwad Zaman initiated the plan to form the circle. Throughout November and December, official classes were conducted on Combinatorics and Number Theory for students of Class 11. Among the trainers were Meem Arafat Maanab, Pritom Kumar, and Dipta Akash Roy—members of the Academic Team of the Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad. The initiative received an enthusiastic response from students both within and beyond the institution. The Josephite Math Club also helps co-host the Bangladesh National Math Olympiad.[41][42]

## Notable alumni

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The alumni of St. Joseph include members of the parliament, adviser, ambassadors, union and state ministers, justices of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, business executive, high-profile jurists and attorneys at law, professors of MIT, liberation martyrs, senior national and state-level bureaucrats, captains of Bangladeshi industry, financiers, philanthropists, educationists, scientists, leaders in the Bangladesh Armed Forces, journalists, leaders in the medical field, chess players, cricketers, luminaries in art and culture including several major film actors and musicians.[43] The first heavy metal band in Bangladesh was formed at St. Joseph.[44]

The first three grandmasters of chess in Bangladesh graduated from this institutions. The first grandmaster in the whole Indian subcontinent, Niaz Murshed, was a member of Josephite Chess Club.[citation needed]

### Actors

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* Arifin Shuvo, film actor and television personality[45]
* Tahsan Rahman Khan, actor, singer, songwriter, composer and teacher[46]
* Arun Saha, actor and musician[47]
* Chanchal Chowdhury, actor and producer[48]
* Himel Ashraf, actor and producer[49]
* Niloy Alamgir, model and actor[50][51]
* Riaz, film actor, producer, and television presenter[52]
* Tanvir Tareq, actor, music composer, director, singer, writer and television anchor[citation needed]
* Tawsif Mahbub, actor[53]
* Jeetu Ahsan, actor[54]

### Education

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* Mohammed Omar Ejaz Rahman, adjunct professor of demography and epidemiology, Harvard[55][56]
* Mushfiq Mobarak, professor of economics, Yale University[57][58]
* Asif Azam Siddiqi, space historian, currently serving as an assistant professor of history at Fordham University[59]
* Tanweer Hasan, academic and vice-chancellor of the Independent University, Bangladesh[60]
* Imran Rahman, vice-chancellor of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB)[61]
* Jalal Alamgir, academic and an associate professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts-Boston[62]
* Fakrul Alam, professor, Dept. of English of Dhaka University[63]
* Kabirul Islam, professor of Civil Engineering Department in BUET[64]

### Literature

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Rudra Mohammad Shahidullah

* Rudra Mohammad Shahidullah, poet[65][66] noted for his revolutionary and romantic poetry. He is considered one of the leading Bengali poets of the 1970s.[67]
* Shahidul Zahir, novelist, short story writer and government bureaucrat[68]
* Mohammad Rafiq, poet and was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1987 and Ekushey Padak in 2010[69][70]
* Rafiq Azad, poet, editor and writer[71]

### Music

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Tahsan Rahman Khan

* Tahsan Rahman Khan, singer, songwriter, actor, composer, model[72]
* Shafin Ahmed, rock bassist, singer-songwriter, record producer[73][74]
* Habib Wahid, music composer and singer[75]
* Khairul Anam Shakil, awarded Ekushey Padak in music[76]
* Iqbal Asif Jewel, singer and vocalist[77]
* Raef al Hasan Rafa, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known as the former drummer of rock band Aurthohin and metal band Cryptic Fate.[78]
* Jon Kabir, singer, composer, actor, and model[79]
* George Lincoln D'Costa, singer and vocalist[80]
* Balam, singer, guitarist, composer, and music producer[81]
* Babna Karim, ex-member of Warfaze[77]
* Ibrahim Ahmed Kamal, singer and member of Warfaze[77]
* Bassbaba Sumon, rock singer-songwriter, bass player, composer, music producer and founder of the Bangladeshi rock band Aurthohin[82]
* Russell Ali, ex-member of Warfaze[77]
* Hamin Ahmed, member of Miles[83]
* Meraj, ex-member of Black[77]

### Sports and games

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* Shahriar Nafees, cricketer and former Twenty20 International captain for Bangladesh[33]
* Fazle Rabby, cricketer and entrepreneur[citation needed]
* Tushar Imran, cricketer and former test captain[84]
* Reefat Bin Sattar, chess grandmaster[85]
* Niaz Murshed, first chess grandmaster[34]
* Ziaur Rahman, chess player who received the FIDE title of Grandmaster in 2002[86]

### Politics

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Tarique Rahman Nahid Islam

* Nahid Islam, student activist who served as an advisor to the 2024 Bangladesh interim government[87][88]
* Tarique Rahman, politician and businessman who has been the acting chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) since February 2018. He is the eldest son of former president Ziaur Rahman and the first female prime minister of Bangladesh, Khaleda Zia.[89]
* Andaleeve Rahman, President of the Bangladesh Jatiya Party, ex-member of parliament, and principal of British School of Law in Dhaka[90]
* Anisul Huq, lawyer and politician who had been the Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs in the Cabinet of Bangladesh from 2014 to 2024[91]
* Kazi Nabil Ahmed, politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Jessore-3 constituency from 2014 to 2024[citation needed]
* Muhammed Sohul Hussain, former Election Commissioner of Bangladesh during the 2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisis[92]
* Mohammad Sadique, writer and public official[93] who served as 13th chairman of Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC)[94]

### Businesspeople

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Omar Ishrak

* Asif Saleh, is a development professional. He is the current executive director of BRAC, Bangladesh.[95]
* Omar Ishrak, chairman of Intel, chairman & CEO of Medtronic[96]
* Mirza Ali Behrouze Ispahani, businessman from the Ispahani family and the chairman of M. M. Ispahani Limited[97]
* Kazi Anis Ahmed, is a writer, publisher and businessman. He is a co-founder and publisher of the English-language daily newspaper Dhaka Tribune, online news portal Bangla Tribune.[98]
* Syed Almas Kabir [bn], business leader and ICT entrepreneur. He served as the President of the Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS).[citation needed]
* Saifur Rahman \- director of Transcom Ltd, Mediastar Ltd and chairman of ESTCD Trust (Independent University Bangladesh)[99][100]
* Kazi Mahmood Sattar, chief executive officer of The City Bank Limited[101][102]

### Medical

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* Rashid Uddin, neurologist[103]

### Others

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* Naveed Mahbub, comedian, electrical engineer, and columnist[104]
* Abu Mayeen Ashfakus Samad, Bangladeshi Army officer and freedom fighter killed in the Bangladesh Liberation War[105]
* Sayed Farooq-ur-Rahman, Bangladeshi Army officer, freedom fighter, the chief organizer involved in toppling the Sheikh Mujib regime in Bangladesh[106]

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