Notre Dame University Bangladesh

The Congregation of Holy Cross (Fathers, Brothers, and Sisters) has been involved in education here since its first arrival 161 years ago. The first Holy Cross religious to die here, in 1855, was a teacher, Brother Benedict Fitzpotrick, C.S.C. sent by Fr. Sorin from America to join the first group. The work of serving the scattered Christian community in this part of Bengal, Assam, Tripura and Arakan in Burma, always had education of the children as an integral part . Mission schools, at the primary and later at high school level, taken or established by the Holy Cross Brothers and Sisters, were open to all children of all religious faiths, a work which continues until today. In 1949 Notre Dame College for boys and in 1950 Holy Cross College for girls were opened in Dhaka. This brought Holy Cross education to the intermediate level, between high school and degree studies. The Holy Cross Brothers have three like colleges now, two in Dhaka, and one in Dinajpur. In this context signi...