Mastermind English Medium School is a British-curriculum based private school in

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established in 1997. It offers English-medium education to students from PG age to grade 12, leading to the O and A Level qualifications (under

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.) The main buildings are located in

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, with a second branch in

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. The school's principal is Syed Fakruddin Ahmed, who in the past years, had doubled as the senior physics teacher. The school consists of over 3200 students and 500 teaching staff. The institute had won "The Most Versatile School" awards in 2011 and 2015, and was crowned Champion of the junior category at the Biotechnology Fest in 2015, Hosted by City Montessori School, in Lucknow, India. The school provides extra-curricular activities including debating, MUN, community service, and sports. The school clubs are run by an executive committee, selected for each club. Every year the Mastermind Community Service Club takes part in charitable works, including charity food sales, paying visits at Ashiq Foundation (a rehabilitation centre for under-privileged cancer-affected children), collection of winter clothes for charity distribution, blood donation camps and art competition for children diagnosed with autism.

Controversies

The school was accused by the newspaper ''Daily Star'' of excessive use of

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. In April 2011, then vice-principal Neera Habib was said to have physically assaulted seven students for protesting against the expulsion of their friends. The vice principal was also said to have assaulted other students previously for straying off of the strict dress code. She was later fired without an official announcement from the school itself. Ahmede Hussain, then an English teacher at this school and affiliated with the ''Daily Star'' newspaper, left Mastermind after the publication of this news.

References

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External links

Official website
Dhanmondi Schools in Dhaka District