Shahid Syed Nazrul Islam Medical College Explained

Shaheed Syed Nazrul Islam Medical College
Native Name:শহীদ সৈয়দ নজরুল ইসলাম মেডিকেল কলেজ
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Type:Public medical school
Academic Affiliation:University of Dhaka
Principal:Dr. Md Nazrul Islam
Academic Staff:20
Students:260
City:Kishoreganj
Country:Bangladesh
Campus:Urban[1] [2]
Language:English

Shahid Syed Nazrul Islam Medical College (Bengali: শহীদ সৈয়দ নজরুল ইসলাম মেডিকেল কলেজ) is a government medical school in Bangladesh, established in 2011. It is located at Kishoreganj.[3] The college is affiliated with University of Dhaka as a constituent college.[4]

It offers 5 years MBBS degree programme and admits about 65 students every year.

History

Shahid Syed Nazrul Islam Medical College was established in 2011. It was named after Syed Nazrul Islam, the first acting President of Bangladesh.

In the year 2010–2011, Bangladesh government approved a measure to establish 4 medical colleges at Jessore, Satkhira, Kishoreganj and Kushtia with a view to improve the healthcare services in the country. The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) endorsed the project. An estimated cost of Tk 5.45 billion was approved as budget to establish Shahid Syed Nazrul Islam Medical College.[5] The project encompassed the construction of a six-story hospital building, a five-story academic building for the college, a nurses training center, student hostel, internee doctors' hostel, doctors' dormitory, staff nurses' dormitory, mosque, auditorium, principal and directors' residential buildings. Additionally, it involved the installation of a gymnasium, procurement of equipment, acquisition of one micro-bus and two ambulances, and provision of furniture—all funded for the comprehensive development of the facilities.

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Notes and References

  1. News: bn:কিশোরগঞ্জে শহীদ সৈয়দ নজরুল ইসলাম মেডিকেল কলেজের জমি হস্তান্তর. http://www.dailybnbnews.com/old/18505#.VFZRZvmUc5k . bn . 2014-11-02.
  2. News: bn:সৈয়দ নজরুল মেডিকেল কলেজের ভূমি বুঝে পেল কর্তৃপক্ষ. http://archive.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2013-02-11/news/328391. . bn . 2014-11-03.
  3. Web site: Shahid Syed Nazrul Islam Medical College. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). 2014-11-02.
  4. Web site: University of Dhaka - Office of the Inspector of Colleges . Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). 2014-11-02. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150830085809/http://www.du.ac.bd/list_of_colleges.php. 2015-08-30.
  5. News: ECNEC approves 8 projects worth Tk 23.23 billion. The Financial Express. Dhaka. 2014-11-03.