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Dhaka Medical College Marks 80 Years as PM Joins
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday inaugurated DMC Day-2026 as Dhaka Medical College (DMC) celebrated the 80th anniversary of its founding.
The Prime Minister formally opened the celebration at 10:00am on the college campus by releasing balloons and pigeons. He was accompanied by his wife, Dr Zubaida Rahman, a former student of the institution.
As part of the programme, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and Dr Zubaida Rahman, Vice-President of the Ziaur Rahman Foundation, planted two saplings—an Arjun tree and a Neem tree—on the college premises to mark the occasion.
A special munajat was later offered, seeking eternal peace for those martyred during the July Movement.
During the visit, Chief Engineer of the Health Engineering Department Brigadier General Mir Sarwar Hossain Chowdhury briefed the Prime Minister on the construction of two female dormitories at Dhaka Medical College under a project to build 19 modern hostel buildings for students.
The Prime Minister expressed keen interest in the project and sought detailed information about the facilities and amenities that would be available to students in the new hostel buildings.
Among those present were Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain, State Minister for Health Dr M A Muhit, the Prime Minister's Special Assistant on Health Dr S M Ziauddin Haider, the Prime Minister's Adviser Dr Zahed Ur Rahman, Health Services Secretary Md Kamruzzaman Chowdhury, BNP Health Affairs Secretary Prof Dr Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, President of DAB Prof Dr Harun Al Rashid, Director General of the Directorate General of Medical Education Prof Dr Nazmul Hossain, and Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services Prof Dr Pravath Chandra Biswas.
Dhaka Medical College began its journey on July 10, 1946, at the then Secretariat building and the Faculty of Arts of the University of Dhaka. The institution observes DMC Day each year to commemorate its establishment. This year, it completed 80 years of service and entered its 81st year.