Establishment of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical 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 neighbourhood got its name Shahbag from the name of the hotel.
From 2010, many of the medical and public health colleges/institutes have become affiliated to BSMMU. For example, BIRDEM, BIHS, DMC, NICVD, NITOR and others.Many foreigners, notably from Nepal and Bhutan, study at the university.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
The university started as Government-controlled postgraduate institution named Institute of Postgraduate Medicine and Research (IPGMR) popularly known as PG Hospital located at the Shahbag area of the capital city of Dhaka. IPGMR was established in December 1965. For expanding higher Medical Education and Research in the country, the Government of the Peoples’ Republic of Bangladesh has upgraded the IPGMR into an autonomous Medical University which is named as “Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University” (BSMMU) by the Act (No. 1, 1998) of the National Assembly of Bangladesh in 1998. It has an enviable reputation for providing high quality education of different levels such as Diploma, MD, MS, MPhil, & FCPS.
This University has a well equipped modern academic library known as BSMMU Central Library situated at Block – A (8 storied building) comprises in 5th and 6th floor. The library can accommodate over 750 users at a time in its well-furnished reading area. On an average more than 1000 doctors/members/teachers use this library every day.
The library book collection consists of over 26,551 volumes of books covering the subject areas are health, research, the practice of medicine, related biomedical and allied health care disciplines, nursing, clinical and educational needs of its clients.
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