Azimpur, Dhaka in 1850 on of land. It has more than 3900 permanent graves, and many temporary graves (which are reused after several years). Azimpur has 02 Wards(Wards-59, 62), 20 Mahallas and 01 Police Outpost Station. etc. Eden College, one of the oldest educational institutions for girls in erstwhile British India, is located in Azimpur. Nearby institutions include Dhaka University and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. Azimpur, Dhaka Azimpur () is an old region in the old part of Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh. The region is named after Shahzada Azam, son of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. Other accounts attribute the name to
History of the University of Dhaka History of the University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka was established in 1921 as the first university in East Bengal. Following demands from Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah Bahadur and others, Viceroy Lord Hardinge proposed on 2 February 1912, that a new university should be established in this partition of Bengal. The University was established as compensation for the annulment of the 1905 Partition of Bengal. The partition had established East Bengal and Assam as a separate province, with Dhaka as its capital. However, the partition was abolished in 1911. In 1913, public opinion was solicited before the university scheme