Pogose School

Pogose Laboratory School and College, IER, Jagannath University was established in Dhaka on June 12, 1848, as the first private school of the country by Armenian merchant Nicholas Pogose, who was an ex-student of .
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  • Type: School
  • Description: educational institution of Bangladesh
  • Address: Chittaranjan Avenue, 1100

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Thomas Church and Dhaka Collegiate School.

Church
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St. Thomas Cathedral Church is a cathedral belonging to the Diocese of Dhaka of the Church of Bangladesh, which is a United Protestant denomination that formed as a result of a merger between the Anglican and Presbyterian churches in the region. is situated 220 metres northeast of Pogose School.

School
is a secondary school in , . It is one of the oldest schools in Bangladesh. The students of collegiate school are called Collegiatian. is situated 180 metres south of Pogose School.

Mosque
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is the earliest surviving mosque in , built in 1454 by Bakht Binat, the daughter of Marhamat. It was built during the rule of the Sultan of Bengal, Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah. is situated 1 km east of Pogose School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shakhari Bazar and Bangla Bazar.

Quarter
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Shankhari Bazaar is one of the oldest areas in Bangladesh's , broadly known as Shankhari Potti. It stretches along a narrow lane, lined with richly decorated brick buildings, built during the late Mughal or Colonial period.

Suburb
is the oldest neighbourhood of , which existed before Mughal Period. Currently, the largest publication and book market of Dhaka is located in the area.

Photo: Shmunmun, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a term used to refer to the historic old city of , the capital of Bangladesh. Located on the banks of the , it was one of the largest and most prosperous cities of the , and the center of the worldwide muslin trade.

Pogose School

Latitude
23.70937° or 23° 42′ 34″ north
Longitude
90.41026° or 90° 24′ 37″ east
Open location code
7MMGPC56+P4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1419439253
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­school
Wiki­data ID
Q1650238
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In Other Languages

From Assamese to Italian—“Pogose School” goes by many names.
  • Assamese: “Pogos High School”
  • Assamese: “Pogose High School”
  • Assamese: “Pogose School”
  • Assamese: “পোগোজ স্কুল”
  • Assamese: “পোগোজ হাই স্কুল”
  • Bengali: “পগোজ হাই স্কুল”
  • Bengali: “পোগজ স্কুল”
  • Bengali: “পোগোজ ল্যাবরেটরি স্কুল অ্যান্ড কলেজ”
  • Bengali: “পোগোজ স্কুল”
  • Bengali: “পোগোজ হাই স্কুল”
  • Chinese: “波戈斯學校”
  • Dutch: “Pogose School”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مدرسة بوجوز”
  • French: “Pogose School”
  • Italian: “Pogose High School”
  • Italian: “Pogose School”

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