Notre Dame College, Dhaka () is a Catholic higher secondary school as well as a degree college, in Dhaka. A society of priests named Congregation of Holy Cross started it in 1949. According to the result of HSC exam, it is one of the best colleges of Bangladesh.
History
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.
Campus
Buildings
Administration
The college is administrated by a governing body, led by the Archbishop of Dhaka.
Principal
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:
John J. Harrington (1949—1954) James L. Martin (1954—1960) Theotonius Amal Ganguly (March 1960—October 1960) William Graham (1960—1967) John Vanden Bossche (1967—1969) Richard William Timm (1970—1971) Ambrose Wheeler (1971—1976) Joseph S. Peixotto (1976—1998) Benjamin Costa (1998—2012) Hemanto Pius Rozario (2012—present)