[2] With her support the school moved to its current Baily Road location, where it was renamed in her honour on 14 January 1952.

[2] On 10 April 2004, the principal of the school, Royena Hossain, filed a case against former member of parliament and Awami League politician, HBM Iqbal who was the chairman of the Viqarunnisa University Foundation with the Dhaka District and Sessions Judge's Court, alleging he had embezzled more than 80 million BDT from the foundation's fund.

[7] In August 2009, the Government of Pakistan, through the High Commission in Dhaka, provided funding for a computer lab for the Azimpur branch of the school.

[10] Two students of the school were kidnapped and subsequently rescued by Bangladesh Police from Asad Gate and Uttara Model Town.

[12] In March 2010, the Ministry of Education made Rokeya Akter the acting principal after she was removed by the board of governors of the school.

[22] A ninth grade student, Aritry Odhikari, committed suicide after being insulted by school authorities in December 2018.

[37] Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Khairul Alam of the Bangladesh High Court halted the appointment of Fouzia Raozan on 16 September 2019 following a petition filed by a lawyer of the High Court Division arguing that the government did not have the authority to appoint a principal and that authority belonged to the governing body of the school.

[38] The Ministry of Education removed Principal Faugia Rezwan for allegations of corruption and made an Officer on Special Duty in December 2020.

[39][40] In August 2021, a recording of a conversation between Principal Kamrun Nahar and a guardian was leaked and went viral on social media.

[41] On 16 January 2023, the Ministry of Education issued a circular limiting additional admittance beyond the number of seats in a school to five percent.

With growing admissions, the school eventually introduced multiple sections, afternoon shifts, and three branch campuses in Dhaka at Dhanmondi, Azimpur, and Bashundhara.