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Former name | Tangail Medical College |
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Type | Public Medical College |
Established | 2014 |
Academic affiliation | University of Dhaka |
Principal | Prof. Dr. Md. Nurul Amin Miah |
Academic staff | 104 |
Administrative staff | 26 |
Students | 431 |
Undergraduates | MBBS |
Location | , |
Website |
shmctangail |
Sheikh Hasina Medical College, Tangail is a government medical school in Bangladesh, established in 2014. It is situated at the Kodalia Area of Tangail city. [1] [2]
In 2008, Before 9th Parliamentary Election of Bangladesh, Prime Leader of Bangladesh Awami League and nation's former prime minister Sheikh Hasina promised the people of Tangail to establish a government-financed medical school in Tangail city. As her party continued to rule as Government of Bangladesh for 2nd consecutive time in 2014, a decision was taken in August 2014 by the government to start Sheikh Hasina Medical College, Tangaill alongside five other new medical colleges ( Jamalpur Medical College, Manikganj Medical College, Shaheed M. Monsur Ali Medical College, Patuakhali Medical College, Rangamati Medical College). SHMCT is the 24th public medical college of Bangladesh.[ citation needed]