ইডেন মহিলা কলেজ | |
Other name | Eden College EMC |
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Former name | Dhaka Female School Eden Girls School Eden Girls High School and Higher Secondary College Eden Girls College |
Type | Public |
Established | 1873 |
Founder | Shuvashadhini Shava |
Chancellor | President of Bangladesh |
Vice-Chancellor | Niaz Ahmed Khan |
Principal | Shamchun Nahar |
Students | 35,000+ |
Location | , Bangladesh 23°43′40″N 90°23′11″E / 23.727842°N 90.3863622°E |
Campus | Urban, 7.3 hectares (18 acres) |
Affiliations | University of Dhaka |
Website | emc.edu.bd |
Eden Mohila College (known as Eden College), is a women's college in Azimpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established in 1873 in the Farashganj area of Dhaka. In 1878 the school was named after Ashley Eden, Lieutenant Governor of Bengal.[1] The college moved to its present premises in 1963.[1] It is affiliated with the University of Dhaka as of 16 February 2017.[2]