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University Watch
public · medical · Dhaka
The university is focused on the operational transition of its Super Specialised Hospital, managing budgetary deficits, and legislative adjustments following its rebranding.
Parliament passed the amendment bill to officially rename the university to Bangladesh Medical University.
The university observed its 29th founding anniversary with rallies and tree plantation programs.
The 100th Syndicate meeting approved a Tk 1,039.54 crore budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year.
A bill was placed in the Jatiya Sangsad to further amend the legislation under which BMU operates.
The Health Minister announced that the BMU Super Specialised Hospital would become fully operational within six months.
The university issued updated schedules for various residency and non-residency course examinations.
verification_status=verified: all key fields confirmed from 2+ independent sources. Caveats: (1) established_year set to 1998 (year of university establishment by Act No. 1 of 1998); the predecessor institution IPGMR was founded in December 1965 and upgraded to autonomous status before 1998 -- this is noted in mandate. (2) student_count (3,255) and faculty_count (800) are from the bmu.ac.bd homepage counter ('3255+' and '800+'); these are cumulative displayed figures, likely postgraduate enrolment only (FCPS/MD/MS/MPhil/PhD students), not including affiliated college students. (3) annual_budget_bdt: Tk 976 crore 11 lakh 5 thousand = 9,760,110,500 BDT, approved at the 97th Syndicate meeting on June 28, 2025, for FY 2025-26; funded by Health Ministry (Tk 568.37 cr), UGC (Tk 144.86 cr), and own income (Tk 135 cr); no allocation for the 750-bed Super Specialised Hospital. (4) vc_since set to 2026-04-05 (actual date of taking charge); government notification was issued March 9, 2026. F.M. Siddiqui is a former professor of Medicine at Dhaka Medical College, MBBS 1982 (Sher-e-Bangla Medical College), FCPS Medicine 1989. (5) Three Pro-VCs confirmed: Abul Kalam Azad (Administration), Mujibur Rahman Howlader (R&D, dentistry professor), Md. Nazrul Islam (Academic, appointed April 21, 2026, was previously Registrar). Current Registrar Md. Mustafa Kamal confirmed via registrar.bmu.ac.bd. Treasurer Prof. Nahreen Akhtar (fetomaternal medicine) joined September 1, 2024. (6) BMU was NOT included in the March 16 or May 14, 2026 government VC reshuffle batches; those batches covered Ministry of Education universities; BMU is under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and its VC was separately appointed March 9, 2026. (7) The 750-bed Super Specialised Hospital (inaugurated September 14, 2022 by PM Hasina) remains partially operational with limited staffing; ICU unit launched in 2025; ACC conducted corruption investigation into hospital recruitment irregularities on April 17, 2025. (8) BSMMU/BMU served as a primary treatment centre for July 2024 uprising casualties; BMU VC convened the government's Central Medical Board for injured protesters. (9) Website bmu.ac.bd is the current official URL; old bsmmu.edu.bd/bsmmu.ac.bd redirects are still active. (10) campus_count=1: single integrated campus at Shahbag, Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Dhaka-1000 (Blocks A-F, with Block-D 18-storey under construction).