Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University
বঙ্গবন্ধু শেখ মুজিব মেডিক্যাল বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
Crest of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University
Other name
BSMMU[1]
Former name
Institute of Postgraduate Medical Research (IPGMR)[2]
TypePublic Medical University
Established1965; 59 years ago (1965) as PG Hospital, 1998; 26 years ago (1998) as Medical University
ChancellorPresident Mohammed Shahabuddin
Vice-ChancellorMd Sayedur Rahman[3]
Director (Hospital)Brig. Gen. Dr. Md. Nazrul Islam Khan[4]
Address
Projonmo Square, Shahbag, Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue
,
Dhaka
,
Bangladesh

23°44′20″N 90°23′41″E / 23.7389°N 90.3948°E / 23.7389; 90.3948
CampusUrban
Websitebsmmu.edu.bd

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) is a graduate medical university in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[5] The university was established in 1965. It offers postgraduate degrees in various medical specialties. These programs encompass MPH, MD, MS, PhD, and various diploma degrees.[6] It does not offer undergraduate MBBS or BDS degrees.[7]

It also serves as a teaching hospital. In 2022, a 750-bed super specialised hospital was established in BSMMU.[8][9][10]

  1. ^ "President asks BSMMU to encourage patients to take treatment in specialized hospitals". www.unb.com.bd.
  2. ^ "PG Hospital has only 22 beds for kidney patients". The Daily Star. January 18, 1998.
  3. ^ "Vice Chancellor - BSMMU-Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University". bsmmu.edu.bd. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  4. ^ "Director (Hospital) - BSMMU-Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University". bsmmu.edu.bd. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  5. ^ "BSMMU holds seminar to mark World IBD Day". New Age. May 30, 2024.
  6. ^ "BSMMU publishes MSN entry test results". November 2020.
  7. ^ "124 of BSMMU researchers and doctors get research grant | News". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha.
  8. ^ "Half the ICUs at Bangabandhu Medical are out of order".
  9. ^ "PM Hasina opens 750-bed BSMMU Super Specialised Hospital". 14 September 2022.
  10. ^ "BSMMU launches 100-bed emergency unit". The Financial Express.