Dhaka: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today inaugurated Dhaka Medical College (DMC) Day-2026, marking the 80th anniversary of the country’s premier medical institution.
The Prime Minister formally inaugurated the programme by releasing balloons and pigeons at 10:00 am on the Dhaka Medical College campus.
He was accompanied by his spouse, Dr. Zubaida Rahman, an alumnus of Dhaka Medical College and Vice-Chairperson of the Ziaur Rahman Foundation.
As part of the programme, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and Dr. Zubaida Rahman planted two saplings—an Arjun tree and a Neem tree—on the college campus.
Following the tree plantation, a special munajat was offered seeking eternal peace for those martyred during the July 2024 Mass Uprising.
Later, Health Engineering Department Chief Engineer Brigadier General Mir Sarwar Hossain Chowdhury briefed the Prime Minister on the construction of two new female dormitories for Dhaka Medical College under a project to build 19 modern hostel buildings for medical students.
During the briefing, the Prime Minister sought detailed information about the facilities and amenities that students would receive in the new hostel buildings.
Among those present at the programme were Health Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Husain, State Minister for Health Dr. MA Muhit, Prime Minister’s Special Assistant for Health Affairs Dr. SM Ziauddin Hyder, Prime Minister’s Adviser Dr. Zahed Ur Rahman, Health and Family Welfare Ministry Secretary Md. Quamruzzaman Chowdhury, BNP Health Affairs Secretary Prof. Dr. Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, Doctors Association of Bangladesh (DAB) President Prof. Dr. Harun Al Rashid, Director General of the Directorate General of Medical Education (DGME) Prof. Dr. Nazmul Hosain, and Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Prof. Dr. Pravath Chandra Biswas.
Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) began its journey on July 10, 1946, at the former Secretariat and the Faculty of Arts building of the University of Dhaka. The day is observed annually as DMC Day.
This year, the institution completed 80 years of service and entered its 81st year.
