Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) is a graduate medical university in Bangladesh. It was established in 1965. The university offers postgraduate degrees only, not offering

undergraduate Undergraduate education is education conducted after secondary education and before postgraduate education. It typically includes all postsecondary programs up to the level of a bachelor's degree. For example, in the United States, an entry-lev ...

medical or dental degrees.

History

Establishment of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University was an upgrade of the Institute of Postgraduate Medicine and Research (IPGMR). IPGMR was established in December 1965, as a Government-controlled postgraduate institute for medical research and studies. It was housed in the now defunct Hotel Shahbag, once the biggest hotel in

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. The neighbourhood got its name Shahbag from the name of the hotel. From 2010, many of the medical and public health colleges/institutes have become affiliated to BSMMU. For example

BIRDEM BIRDEM, the Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders at Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh, is a 600-bed multidisciplinary hospital complex of the Diabetic Association of Bangladesh. The hospital ...

, BIHS, DMC,

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NICVD National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD); ( ur, نيشنل انسٹيٹيوٹ آف كارڈيو ويسكيولر ڈيزيزز) in collaboration with the Government of Sindh are a chain of health care centers located in Sindh, Pakis ...

, NITOR and others. It was renamed as Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University by the Act 1, 1998 of Jatiyo Sangshad after the first President of Bangladesh, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Organization

The university is an autonomous body governed by a 24-member syndicate. BSMMU comprises 42 departments under 6 faculties. The university campus is located at Shahbag and has a 1900-bed hospital.

Library and publications

BSMMU has an academic library known as BSMMU Central Library, and a digital library. The university publishes a peer-reviewed medical journal, ''Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal''. (print). It publishes 4 issue per year.

Vice-chancellors

The institution's top leadership, the vice-chancellor, has had ten individuals since it began in 1998: # M. A. Quadery (30 Apr 1998 - 9 Jan 2001) # Md. Tahir (10 Jan 2001 - 17 May 2001) # Mahmud Hasan (18 May 2001 - 23 Nov 2001) #

M. A. Hadi Mohammad Abdul Hadi commonly known as ''M A Hadi'' was a Bangladeshi academic who served as the 4th Vice Chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. Early life and education Hadi was born on 31 December 1941. He passed MBBS from ...

(24 Nov 2001 - 21 Dec 2006) # Md. Tahir (21 Dec 2006 - 4 Nov 2008) # Md. Nazrul Islam (5 Nov 2008 - 24 Mar 2009) #

Pran Gopal Datta Pran Gopal Datta (born 1 October 1953) is a Bangladeshi physician, university administrator and politician. In September 2021, he won the candidacy of membership of Jatiya Sangsad representing the Comilla-7 constituency in a bi-election unoppo ...

(25 Mar 2009 – 24 Mar 2012) #

(25 Mar 2012 – 24 Mar 2015) #

Kamrul Hasan Khan Kamrul Hasan Khan is a Bangladeshi renowned pathologist, academic and freedom fighter who served as the Vice Chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU). Education and career Khan passed his MBBS from Mymensingh Medical Col ...

(24 March 2015 – 23 Mar 2018) #

Kanak Kanti Barua Kanak Kanti Barua is a Bangladeshi neurosurgeon and academic. He has served as the 10th Vice Chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University(BSMMU). Early life and education Barua was born in 1953. He passed Secondary School Certifi ...

(24 March 2018 –23 March 2021) #

Md. Sharfuddin Ahmed Md. Sharfuddin Ahmed is a Bangladeshi physician and academic. He is the incumbent vice-chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU). He served as pro vice chancellor (administration) of BSMMU and secretary general of Bangl ...

(29 March 2021–present)

Campus

BSMMU campus has five multiple-floor buildings which house a variety of academic, medical, and residential spaces.

Gallery

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Notable alumni

* Lotay Tshering, Prime minister of

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References

External links

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Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal

Bangabandhus Bangladesh by Delwar Jahid
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