Dhanmondi Government Boys' High School ধানমণ্ডি গভঃ বয়েজ হাই স্কুল | |
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Type | Public boys' school |
Motto | ★ ঈমান ★ শৃঙ্খলা ★ শিক্ষা ★ চরিত্র ★ উন্নতি ★ (★ Faith ★ Discipline ★ Education ★ Character ★ Prosperity ★) |
Established | 1965[1] |
Founder | Syed Jafor Abbas Rizvi |
Headmaster | Farida Yasmin[2] |
Teaching staff | 75 |
Grades | 1–10 |
Gender | Male |
Age range | 6–18 |
Number of students | More than 2500 (as 2019) |
Language | Bengali |
Campus | Urban |
Campus size | 26 Acres |
Color(s) | White and Navy blue |
Athletics | DGBHS |
Sports | Football cricket basketball volleyball table tennis hockey badminton |
Accreditation | Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka |
Yearbook | Ankur |
Alumni | DExSA |
Website | www |
Dhanmondi Government Boys' High School (DGBHS) is a public boys' school located in Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh.[3] It is a state run educational institution located at the intersection of Mirpur Road and Manik Miah Avenue. Originally started as the model government school to educate the children of higher government officials, member of parliaments, and prominent businessman of the capital, the school is now open to every student despite their background. With a diverse group of successful and well known alumni network all over the world, DGBHS has been grooming the best of the country till date. DGBHS also played a very vital role in help sheltering the Mukti Bahini during the Liberation War, resulting the total demolition of the school campus by an air strike by the Pakistan Air Force. Continuing the legacy, DGBHS students were one of the core organisers of the 2018 Bangladesh road-safety protests.