| Noakhali Government Girl's High School নোয়াখালি সরকারি বালিকা উচ্চ বিদ্যালয় | |
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| Location | |
| Coordinates | 22°51′57″N91°06′08″E / 22.8658°N 91.1021°E Coordinates: 22°51′57″N91°06′08″E / 22.8658°N 91.1021°E |
| Information | |
| Type | High school |
| Established | 1934 |
| School board | Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Comilla |
| Gender | Girls |
| Colour(s) | Green |
Noakhali Government Girl's High School is a girls' school in Noakhali Sadar Upazila, Noakhali District, Bangladesh, established in 1934, [1] founded by late Uma Devi, a school in Maijdee for the girls' education. It was upgraded to a government school in 1963. Now it is considered as one of the prominent schools in the Noakhali district.[ citation needed ] Noakhali Government Girl's High School is situated in the center of Maijdee town.
Noakhali Sadar is an upazila of Noakhali District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Noakhali Thana was established in 1861 and was converted into an upazila in 1984. The upazila takes its name from the district and the Bengali word sadar (headquarters). It is the subdistrict where the district headquarters, Noakhali town, is located. The town is situated on the western bank of the Noakhali Canal, from which it takes its name. The Noakhali Canal was dug in 1660 to control flooding of the river Dakatia. The name Noakhali means "New canal", derived from the Bengali words noa (new) and khal (canal).
Noakhali is a district in South-eastern Bangladesh. It is located in the Chittagong Division. Noakhali district, whose earlier name was Bhulua, was established in 1821. It was named Noakhali in 1868.
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a sovereign country in South Asia. It shares land borders with India and Myanmar (Burma). The country's maritime territory in the Bay of Bengal is roughly equal to the size of its land area. Bangladesh is the world's eighth most populous country as well as its most densely-populated, to the exclusion of small island nations and city-states. Dhaka is its capital and largest city, followed by Chittagong, which has the country's largest port. Bangladesh forms the largest and easternmost part of the Bengal region. Bangladeshis include people from a range of ethnic groups and religions. Bengalis, who speak the official Bengali language, make up 98% of the population. The politically dominant Bengali Muslims make the nation the world's third largest Muslim-majority country. Islam is the official religion of Bangladesh.
