Khulna Medical University

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Ownership: public
Vice-Chancellor: Prof. Dr. Rafiques Salehin
Students: 2354
Faculty: —
Annual budget: —
Established: 2021
District: Khulna

VC Prof. Rafiques Salehin (appointed April 12, 2026) is in early tenure; university is conducting routine academic cycle including BSc Nursing, BSc Midwifery, and MBBS registration for 2025-26 session across 17 affiliated institutions; no controversy or protest detected in the 90-day window.

Recent activity

2026-02-20 other KMU organised Shaheed Day and International Mother Language Day 2026 programmes under VC leadership. ↗
2026-02-19 other Health Minister and Deputy Minister paid a courtesy visit to KMU, received by the then-VC Prof. Dr. Md. Ruhul Amin. ↗
2026-04-07 policy Parliament passed the Sheikh Hasina Medical University Khulna (Amendment) Bill 2026 by voice vote, formally replacing the university's statutory name with Khulna Medical University; Health Minister Sardar Mohammad Shakhawat Hossain moved the bill. ↗
2026-04-12 appointment Prof. Dr. Rafiques Salehin (MBBS, FCPS Surgery, FACS, FRCS; previously Head of Surgery at United Medical College and Hospital, Dhaka) appointed third Vice-Chancellor of KMU for a four-year term; gazette notification issued by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare with presidential approval. ↗↗↗
2026-04-02 other KMU published a recruitment notification (non-academic positions) for 2026. ↗
2026-04-26 infrastructure New VC Prof. Salehin oversaw the foundation stone ceremony preparation for Jashore Medical College Hospital. ↗
2026-04-28 other KMU VC held a courtesy meeting with the Khulna City Corporation Administrator. ↗

Provenance & notes

verification_status=partial: (1) established_year: the task brief specifies 2020 (bill cabinet approval year), but the enabling legislation is Act No. 06 of 2021 enacted on 1 February 2021; established_year is recorded as 2021, the year of formal parliamentary enactment. (2) legal_basis: original act is 'Sheikh Hasina Medical University, Khulna Act, 2021'; renamed to Khulna Medical University via ordinance on 13 April 2025 and formally by parliamentary amendment on 7 April 2026. (3) vc_since 2026-04-12: confirmed from KMU official honour board showing Rafiques Salehin as VC from April 12, 2026; gazette notification published circa April 13, 2026 per BSS/Daily Star reports. (4) Previous VCs: Md. Mahbubur Rahman (2021-2025), Md. Ruhul Amin (Aug 5, 2025-Apr 12, 2026; gazette Aug 4, 2025); KMU was without a VC from May 2, 2025 to Aug 4, 2025. (5) student_count 2354: sourced from KMU official website counter as of May 2026; covers enrolled students at the university level, not across all affiliated colleges. (6) faculty_count, annual_budget_bdt: no verified primary source found; left null. (7) pro_vice_chancellor, treasurer, registrar: not identified in any English-language source or KMU website as of verification date. (8) campus_count: 1 (temporary campus at Sher-E-Bangla Road, Nirala, Khulna; no permanent campus built as of 2026). (9) Affiliated institutions: KMU website shows 17 (5 public medical colleges, 4 private medical colleges, plus nursing/allied health); Wikipedia lists 14; KMU official count used. (10) May 14 VC reshuffle batch covered 10 general/S&T/engineering universities under Ministry of Education; no medical universities were in that batch. March 16 batch also covered non-medical universities; KMU VC appointment (Apr 12) was a standalone Ministry of Health action. (11) Chancellor: President Mohammed Shahabuddin, per KMU website.

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