Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University
Type Public
Established 1965 (1965) (as IPGMR)
Chancellor President of Bangladesh
Vice-Chancellor Kamrul Hasan Khan
Location Dhaka, Bangladesh
23°44′20″N 90°23′41″E / 23.7389°N 90.3948°E / 23.7389; 90.3948Coordinates: 23°44′20″N 90°23′41″E / 23.7389°N 90.3948°E / 23.7389; 90.3948
Campus Shahbag, Dhaka city
Website bsmmu.edu.bd

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (Bengali: বঙ্গবন্ধু শেখ মুজিব মেডিকেল বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is the first and only medical university in Bangladesh and one of the zenith medical varsity in the South Asia. It is a public university, established in 1998. The university offers MD, PhD, MS, MPhil, MDS, Diploma and FCPS Courses.

History

Portal of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University

Establishment of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University was an upgrade of the Institute of Postgraduate Medicine and Research (IPGMR). IPGMR was established in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh)by the then Government of Pakistan 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 Dhaka. 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, BIHS, DMC, NICVD, NITOR and others.

Many foreigners, notably from Nepal and Bhutan, study at the university.

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.[1]

Organization

The university is an autonomous body governed by a 24-member syndicate. BSMMU comprises 36 departments under 4 faculties. The university campus is located at Shahbag and has a 1500-bed hospital.[2]

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. It publishes 4 issue per year.

List of Vice-Chancellors

  1. M. A. Quadery (30 Apr 1998 - 9 Jan 2001)[3]
  2. Md. Tahir (10 Jan 2001 - 17 May 2001)
  3. Mahmud Hasan (18 May 2001 - 23 Nov 2001)
  4. M. A. Hadi (24 Nov 2001 - 21 Dec 2006)
  5. Md. Tahir (21 Dec 2006 - 4 Nov 2008)
  6. Md. Nazrul Islam (5 Nov 2008 - 24 Mar 2009)
  7. Pran Gopal Datta (25 Mar 2009 – 24 Mar 2015)
  8. Kamrul Hasan Khan (24 March 2015 - present)

Campus

BSMMU campus and hospital at the Shahbag intersection

BSMMU campus has five multistoried buildings called Blocks A, B, C, D, E, OPD-1, OPD-2 and Cabin Block.[1]

Course offered

MS Faculty of Dentistry

1) Conservative dentistry and endodontics

2) Prosthodontics

3) Orthodontics

4) Child and Preventive dentistry

5) Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

MD

Phase-A 2 years and Phase-B 3 years

MS

Phase-A 2 years Phase-B 3 Years

Notable Alumni

References

  1. 1 2 "Welcome to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Website". Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
  2. ↑ "Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University". Portal. Bangla2000. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
  3. ↑ "Office of the Vice Chancellor". Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University.
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