Do u Really know abt VNSC????
Labonno
School obtained GPA-5 out of 750 examinees in Dhaka Board in the SSC
examination 2007.
The school is recognized by the Secondary and Higher Secondary
Education Board in Bangladesh. It was declared the best school in
recognition of the high percentage of successful candidates in various
university examinations. I have every respect for Mrs. Hamida Ali. She
served Viqarunnisa Noon School(VNS) and College(VNC) for long 21
years, first as a headmistress later as the principal, with all out
sincerity. Thanks to Mrs. Hamida Ali. Best wishes of you. I pray for
Mrs. Hamida Ali to have a happy life. I hope, everybody will recognize
her great contribution and foregt a minor mistake.
Viquarunnisa Noon School (also known as Vic, Vicky or VNS) was founded
by
Begum Viqar-un-Nisa Noon (1920-2000) in 1952 at Baily Road, Dhaka,
who was Austrian by birth, English by upbringing, and Indian by taste.
She was married twice and both times to Indian men. In 1945 she
married Sir Feroz Khan Noon who was the Indian High Commissioner in
England. She later 'muslimized' her name Victoria to 'Viqar-un-nisa'
which is essentially nonsensical. Feroz Khan Noon later became the 1st
Governor of East Pakistan and ultimately the Prime Minister of
Pakistan in 1957. The Noons did a lot of social work and Viqarunnisa
Noon School was one of their projects. There is also a Noon
Educational Foundation that funds Pakistani students to study in
Oxford and Cambridge.
<img src="http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n55/labonno_ny/
p0613010101.jpg"> Viqar-un-Nisa:She and her husband left Delhi for
Lahore the same year(1945) after Sir Noon resigned from the Viceroy's
cabinet. Because of her husband's leading role in Indian politics,
Begum Noon had the opportunity of studying the prevailing political
situation and public opinion very closely. She organized election
campaigns and became a member of the Punjab Provincial Women's
Subcommittee. She organized a band of girl students and other women
volunteers and toured other districts of the province for promotion of
the cause of the Muslim League. During the Civil Disobedience Movement
in Punjab, Begum Noon was one of the leading women leaders responsible
for successfully organizing the processions and demonstrations against
the Khizar Ministry backed by the British, and courted arrest on three
occasions. During the period of mass transfer of population after the
Partition, she rendered invaluable assistance to various refugee
committees and camps. She had been closely associated with Red Cross
and represented Pakistan on various occasions. After a protracted
illness, she passed away on January 16, 2000, in Islamabad.
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VNS started as a preparatory school with only a few children. But it
expanded very soon to a high school and in 1956, prepared students for
Senior Cambridge Examination. It has since expanded to seven branches
in the city, all maintaining a morning and day shift, at Dhanmondi,
Azimpur, Bashundhara and at other locations in Dhaka.
In 1978, it started a college section with higher secondary courses.
Under excessive pressure of new admission, the school had to gradually
introduce multiple sections, afternoon shifts, and in 1995, a new
branch at dhanmondi. Its main campus is spread over about 6 acres of
land. It conducts education in both English and Bengali media in
humanities, science and commerce programmes. The school is for girls
only and in 1999, had 11,000 students, of whom 2,000 were in the
college section. It had 212 teachers, of whom 15 were men.
TODAY: VNS kept it's name when Bangladesh emerged as an independent
nation in 1971. Now it is one of the top rated high schools in Dhaka.
Consequently, admission is highly competitive. There are rumors about
third graders taking the admission test for first grade. There is also
a micro-industry of admission test prep and tutoring exclusively for
VNS. The students of the school take active part in cultural
programmes, debates and sports.
JUST READ: Viqarunnisa University is the first women's private
University of Bangladesh. It was established in 2001. The University
is situated in Bailey Road, Dhaka. Former member of the national
parliament of Bangladesh and businessman Dr HBM Iqbal is the Chairman
of the Viqarunnisa University Foundation. In 2002, the University
Grants Commission (UGC) brought allegations of in setting up the
institution against the chairman. In 2003, the supreme court asked
concerned authorities to reopen the university.