Founder Principal Kazim Eldes established ITHS in
Dhaka in 1996. The
President of Turkey,
Süleyman Demirel, a strong supporter of Turkish schools, officially inaugurated the school while on a state visit in March 1997. The school started as one campus in rented premises serving a small number of very young students. ITHS began construction of a purpose-built campus on two acres of land granted by the Bangladesh government, located in Uttara Sector 4, in June 2002. Construction was finished in September 2005. Facilities include an extensive playground, football field, basketball court, conference hall, library, and computer and science lab. There are boys and girls hostels for boarders. The school has six branches in Dhaka. On 21 February 2010, President of
Turkey,
Adbullah Gul, visited the campus of the school. Following the
2016 Turkish coup attempt; the Turkish ambassador to Bangladesh claimed the school was affiliated with
Gülen movement; which he described as a terrorist organization. Turkish school teachers, the school employed 33 Turkish nationals who claimed they were being denied service by their embassy and one employee reported that the embassy confiscated his passport. The school denied any connections. The school changed its name in 2018 to International Hope School Bangladesh, after the school had to cut ties with the Turkish. The school changed its logo and almost all Turkish teachers and students had to leave. The school came in the ownership of International Hope Limited. In 2024, IHSB was bought by starling education. Timothy Donald Fisher was installed as chairman. ==Curriculum==