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Dinajpur Government Girls' High School

Dinajpur Government Girls' High School is a school for girls in Dinajpur Sadar Upazila in Bangladesh. It was established in 1869.[1]

The school was nationalized on 1 April 1961.[2]

About 1,300 students are enrolled. There are about 50 teachers in the school.[2]

DGGHS has 3 buildings, constructed in 1960, 1980, and 2000, respectively, with a total area of 13,300 square feet.[2]

Alumni

  • Khaleda Zia, former prime minister, matriculated from Dinajpur Girls High School in 1960.[3]

References

  1. ^ Rahman, Zubayerur (2012). "Dinajpur Sadar Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ^ a b c "Dinajpur Government Girls' High School (120718)". Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics (in Bengali). Search by EIIN 120718.
  3. ^ Singh, Nagendra Kr., ed. (2001). "Khalida Zia, Begam (1945 — )". Encyclopedia of Muslim Biography. Vol. III. New Delhi: A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. p. 211. ISBN 81-7648-232-3. she joined Dinajpur Girls High School, wherefrom she passed her Matriculation in 1960.