Eden Girls' College, Bangladesh

Eden Girls' College is a women's college in Bangladesh. It is currently located in Azimpur, Dhaka. It was established in 1873 at Farashganj area of Dhaka. The college moved to its present premises in 1963.

Origins

Initially it was a girls' school. Eden Girls' College originated from a school for Brahmo Samaj girls. It was established by Shubha Sadhini Sabha (a philanthropic society) in Dhaka in 1873. Initially, the classes of the school were conducted in a private house at Farashganj. In 1878, the school was merged with another private girls' school to form Dhaka Female School.

Frequent shifting put the college into an uncertain situation and with an intention to merge with Quamrunnesa School and College, it shifted to the premises of the latter. In 1958, the college sections of these two institutions merged and formed Eden Girls' College. The new college was located at Bakshibazar. The school sections of the two colleges were merged to form Quamrunnesa School at Tikatuli.

The current campus of the Eden College was developed in 1962 on 18 acres of land at Azimpur. Meanwhile, the college opened its degree programme in the new premises, but its intermediate section continued to stay at Bakshibazar. Subsequently, the Azimpur campus of Eden introduced its own intermediate classes.

The official name of the college has been changed to Eden University College since its affiliation with National University of Bangladesh.

Notable alumna

* Pritilata Waddedar

Course Curriculum

*It offers 4 years Honours Course.
*It also offers Masters programs.

External links

* Rahman, S M Mahfuzur, [http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/E_0020.htm Article on Eden Girls' College] , Banglapedia