It was initially to be part of a larger movement, the Chittagong Institute for Development of Education and Research (CIDER).

CIDER conducts its academic activities on its own campus on six acres of land.

It is also affiliated with Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Chittagong which endorses the National Curriculum in its streams.

[3] In 2016, Mayisha Mahdiya Sultana of Cider achieved the highest grades in O and A level exams in the entire Bangladesh to date.

[5] Notable alumni also includes Dr. Yamin Bin Baqui[6] and Dr. Yasir Bin Baqui[7] who completed their PhD from the University of Cambridge on aerospace engineering.