Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) is a graduate medical university in Bangladesh. The university, established in 1965.It offers a wide range of academic programs, including Bachelor's, Master's, and postgraduate degrees. These programs encompass BSN, MSN,MPH, MD, MS, PhD, and various diploma degrees. While the university provides undergraduate BSN and graduate MSN degrees in Nursing with its own faculty, the Faculty of Nursing, and various affiliated institutions, such as NIANER. it does not offer undergraduate medical (MBBS) or dental (BDS) degrees. It also serves as a hospital with 750 beds.

History

Establishment of the 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 Dhaka. The hotel was named after Shahbag, the neighborhood where it was located.

From 2010, many of the medical and public health colleges/institutes have become affiliated to BSMMU. For example BIRDEM, BIHS, DMC, SSMC, NICVD, 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.

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. ISSN 2224-7750(online) 2074-2908 (print). It publishes 4 issue per year.

Vice-chancellors

The institution has had ten vice-chancellors since it began in 1998:

1. M. A. Qadri (30 Apr 1998 - 9 Jan 2001)
2. Md. Tahir (10 Jan 2001 - 17 May 2001)
3. Mahmud Hasan (18 May 2001 - 23 Nov 2001)
4. M. A. Mishu (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 2012)
8. Pran Gopal Datta (25 Mar 2012 – 24 Mar 2015)
9. Kamrul Hasan Khan (24 March 2015 – 23 Mar 2018)
10. Kanak Kanti Barua (24 March 2018 –23 March 2021)
11. Md. Sharfuddin Ahmed (29 March 2021–28 March 2024)
12. Deen Mohammad Noorul Huq (28 March - Present)

Campus

The BSMMU campus has five multiple-floor buildings that house a variety of academic, medical, and residential spaces. The super specialized hospital is a state-of-the-art facility in Bangladesh. The Graduate Nursing campus is located in Poribagh, Shahbag, Dhaka.

BSMMU Faculty and Department

It consists of 8 faculties: Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Surgery, Faculty of Basic Science and Para Clinical Science, Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medical Technology, Faculty of Nursing, and Faculty of Preventive and Social Medicine. These faculties offer courses such as MD, MS, M.Phil, M.MEd, BSN, MSN, Diploma, MPH, and PhD.

BSMMU admission procedure

Admission procedures for MD, MS, M.Phil, M.MEd, Diploma, MPH, BSN, MSN, and PhD programs vary each year. The admission process includes a written test, followed by a viva and a final medical examination. Admission is highly competitive in Bangladesh, with only a few students being selected. Every student receives a stipend from the Graduate Nursing Department, which is staffed by renowned teachers.

Affiliated health sciences institutions

List of affiliated colleges/institutes under BSMMU:

• Armed Forces Medical Institute (AFMI), Dhaka
• Bangladesh Institute of Child Health (BICH), Dhaka
• Bangladesh Institute of Health Sciences
• Bangladesh Institute of Research & Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine & Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM Academy), Dhaka
• Center for Medical Education (CME), Dhaka
• Dhaka Dental College, Dhaka
• Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka
• Enam Nursing College, Savar, Dhaka
• Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical College, Faridpur
• Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital & Research Institute
• Institute of Child & Mother Health (ICMH), Dhaka
• Institute of Child Health & Shishu Sasthya Foundation Hospital, Dhaka
• Institute of Community Ophthalmology, Chittagong
• Ispahani Islamia Eye Institute and Hospital, Dhaka
• Kumudini Welfare Trust, Mirzapur, Tangail
• Lions Eye Institute & Hospital, Dhaka
• Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh
• National Institute of Advanced Nursing Education and Research, Dhaka
• National Heart Foundation Hospital & Research Institute, Dhaka
• National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), Dhaka
• National Institute of Cancer Research & Hospital, Dhaka
• National Institute of Diseases of the Chest and Hospital (NIDCH), Dhaka
• National Institute of Kidney Diseases & Urology (NIKDU), Dhaka
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Dhaka
• National Institute of Neurosciences & Hospital
• National Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Science, Dhaka
• National Institute of Ophthalmology (NIO), Dhaka
• National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM), Dhaka
• National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedic Rehabilitation (NITOR), Dhaka
• National Institute of ENT, Tejgaon, Dhaka
• Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College, Dhaka
• Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery
• Sir Salimullah Medical College, Dhaka.

Gallery

• 
  BSMMU Main Gate
• 
  Schematic layout of BSMMU campus
• 
  BSMMU A block from Shahbag Square
• 
  B block (Academic building).
• 
  Wall carving of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Father of the Nation) inside B block
• 
  Sacred fig tree at BSMMU campus.
• 
  A block BSMMU.
• 
  Faculty of Basic Science and Para Clinical Science
• 
  E block BSMMU.
• 
  C block BSMMU.
• 
  C block BSMMU.
• 
  Cabin block BSMMU.
• 
  D block BSMMU.
• 
  OPD 1 BSMMU.
• 
  OPD 2 BSMMU.
• 
  TSC of BSMMU.
• 
  TSC of BSMMU.

Notable alumni

• Lotay Tshering, Prime minister of Bhutan