Manarat Dhaka International School and College
Manarat Dhaka International School & College (MDIC) is a trust-owned school in Gulshan, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It offers British Curriculum from play-group to advanced level, offering GCE O-Level and GCE A-Level examinations, held under the University of Cambridge. Manarat emphasizes moral teachings and etiquette more than textbook knowledge. Manarat encourages its students to learn Arabic from a very young age. It also stresses Islamic teachings and inspire students to strengthen their iman.
| Manarat Dhaka International School & College মানারাত ঢাকা ইন্টারন্যাশনাল স্কুল এন্ড কলেজ | |
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| Address | |
Plot CEN 16, Road No. 104, Gulshan-2, Dhaka-1212 Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates | 23.7908°N 90.4207°E |
| Information | |
| Established | 1985 |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Founder | Sheikh Fouad Abdulhameed Alkhateeb[1] |
| Chairman | Shah Abdul Hannan |
| Principal | Brig. Gen (Retd) Md Mehdi Hassan Pramanik, psc |
| Teaching staff | 250 |
| Employees | 150 |
| Years offered | 1-12 |
| Primary years taught | Playgroup- KG-2 |
| Enrollment | 3500 |
| Education system | Cambridge Assessment International Education |
| Language | Bengali, English, Arabic |
| Schedule | Morning, Day |
| Area | 2.7 acres |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Bottle Green, White |
| Athletics | Cricket, football, badminton, table tennis, carrom, volleyball |
| Publication | The Beacon |
| Affiliation | MSWA, MAD, MESA, TSC |
| Alumni name | Manarites |
| Website | www |
The current principal of the school is Brig. Gen (Retd) Md Mehdi Hassan Pramanik, psc and the school's vice principals are Ms. Fatima Jemaima Rahman and Mr. Mohammad Farooque.
History
The Manarat trust established an English medium kindergarten school in 1979 named Manarat Dacca. In 1985 the school was renamed as Manarat Dhaka International School. With gradual advancement of the students in higher classes and with the launch of an English medium HSC Level program, the name of the school was changed to Manarat Dhaka International College in 1991.
It was a time when English medium education was very rare in the country. A group of Islamic scholars under the guidance of late Sheikh Fouad Abdulhameed Alkhateeb, the then ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Bangladesh strongly felt the necessity of establishing an educational institution where eternal values of Islam could be taught along with modern education. With that view in mind Manarat has started its journey as an English medium institution under the curriculum of Cambridge International Examinations London with Islamic values at its bastion.[2]
Campus
The college is located in one of the quieter and more scenic parts of Gulshan, on the edge of Gulshan Lake. Although started in a hired house, it now owns three multi storied buildings and two big play grounds in front on an area of 2.7 acres of land.[3] The campus is located in Gulshan, Plot - CEN 16, Road - 104[4] with 3500 active students and 250 teaching staff and 150 admin staff. The school offers two shifts: Morning shift and Day shift. The school holds an assembly on two days.
Activities
Debate
The Manarat Association of Debaters has hosted and participated in many competitions at home and abroad.[5] This accomplished debating association has promoted Bangladesh by becoming runners-up in the SAARC Debate Championship in New Delhi in 2008. Members of the debating team also represented Bangladesh in the 1st World's Championship Debate Competition in 2006 at Wales, United Kingdom and in the 2nd World's Championship Debate Competition in Seoul, South Korea.
In the year 2007, MDIC ranked 2nd in the Bangladesh Debate Council's 3rd Pre-Worlds Ranking. Manarat holds the top position under "School and College Ranking – English" category.[6]
Sports
Manarat regularly arranges and participates in various sporting events. The college hosted the MDIC Cup Football-2018 with teams from 18 English medium schools. The Manarites U-19 team were crowned 'Champions' and the U-14 Manarites were Runners-up for their competition.[7]
The Manarite football team also participated in the Gothia Cup-2016 held in China and Team Manarat continued to playoff B after reaching 3rd place in Group 4. In the playoff they made it to semi-finals. final[8]
MSWA (Manarat Student Welfare Association)
MSWA is a student organization which aims to help the needy. Their focus is to stand beside those people who extremely need help, like flood affected individuals,people who lack warm clothes in chilling winters . Every year, MSWA goes to different parts of the country to stand beside those underprivileged people.
Principals
- Shamsunnahar Nizami
- Mujahida Lunceford
- Colonel (Retd) Ashraf al Deen
- Brig. Gen (Retd) Md Mehdi Hassan Pramanik
Notable people
- Nafees Bin Zafar,[9][10] Software Engineer, First Bangladeshi to win an Oscar[11]
References
- http://maincampus.manarat2.schoolinweb.com/SiteContent.aspx?menuID=19
- http://maincampus.manarat2.schoolinweb.com/SiteContent.aspx?menuID=19
- http://maincampus.manarat2.schoolinweb.com/SiteContent.aspx?menuID=57
- http://wikimapia.org/13904715/Manarat-Dhaka-International-College
- "Manarat School to participate in Saarc school debate". The Daily Star. BSS. 22 October 2008.
- http://debatebangladesh.tripod.com/id8.html
- http://www.enayadiganta.com/news.php?nid=397494
- https://results.gothiacupchina.
MSWA (Manarat Student Welfare Association)
MSWA is a student organization that helps the needy. It focuses on standing beside the ones who extremely need help, like, flood-affected people, people not having enough warm clothing to save themselves in chilling winters. Every year, they reach out to various parts of Bangladesh for their humanitarian work. com/2016/team/9401988 - https://www.dhakatribune.com/uncategorized/2013/12/06/an-oscar-winner-of-our-own
- http://samakal.com/todays-print-edition/tp-others/article/1501111756
- Nafees Bin Zafar