Eden Mohila College
Eden Mohila College (Bengali: ইডেন মহিলা কলেজ), generally called Eden College (Bengali: ইডেন কলেজ), 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 university of Dhaka, Bangladesh in the month of 16 February 2017.
ইডেন মহিলা কলেজ | |
 The main gate of Eden Mohila College | |
| Type | Govt. University College |
|---|---|
| Established | 1873 |
| Principal | Professor Rowshan Jahan |
| Students | 35,000+ |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | University of Dhaka,Bangladesh |
| Website | http://www.emc.edu.bd/ |
Faculties
Arts & Social Science
Department of Bangla
Department of English
Department of History
Department of Islamic History & Culture
Department of Philosophy
Department of Islamic Studies
Department of Economics
Department of Political Science
Department of Sociology
Department of Social Work
Science
Department of Chemistry
Department of Physics
Department of Botany
Department of Zoology
Department of Statistics
Department of Mathematics
Department of Geography and Environmental Science
Department of Psychology
Business Studies
Department of Accounting
Department of Marketing
Department of Management
Notable alumni
- Pritilata Waddedar
- Sheikh Hasina-The current prime minister of Bangladesh
Notable faculty
- Akhtar Imam taught at the school from the mid-1940s until 1956.[2]
- Siddika Kabir[3]
- Khodeja Khatun, a writer, was a professor of Bangla at the college from 1960 to 1968, and became its principal in 1972.[4]
Courses
- Four-year honours course
- Masters programs
- Degree pass course
See also
- Begum Badrunnesa Government Girls' College, formerly affiliated with Eden Mohila College
References
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- Choudhury, Mahfuja (2012). "Eden Mohila College". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- Firoz, Rawsan Ara (2012). "Imam, Akhter". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- "Siddika Kabir passes away". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 2012-01-31. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
- Parvez, Md Masud (2012). "Khatun, Khodeja". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.