Eden Mohila College - ইডেন মহিলা কলেজ

eden girls' college originated from a school for brahmo girls 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. the same year the school administration took the initiative to bring it under government management and proposed it be called eden girls' school after the lieutenant governor sir ashley eden. given its new status, it started functioning at a new location at laxmibazar. eden was the first government girls' school in bengal. in 1896-97, it had 130 students. it was recognized by the government as an 'excellent high school' of the provinces of eastern bengal and assam. when the school building was damaged in the earthquake of 1897, it was temporarily shifted to a private house. sometime later, it was again shifted to one of the big business houses of portuguese merchants