Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College

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Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College
শহীদ তাজউদ্দীন আহমদ মেডিকেল কলেজ
Other name
শতামেক
Former name
Gazipur Medical College [1]
Type Public medical school
Established2013 (2013)
Academic affiliation
University of Dhaka
Principal Professor Dr Mohiuddin Matubber
DirectorDr Tapan Kanti Sarkar
Students72
Undergraduates 360
Location
Gazipur
, ,
Bangladesh

23°59′32″N90°25′29″E / 23.9921°N 90.4247°E / 23.9921; 90.4247
CampusUrban.
LanguageEnglish.
Website https://stamc.edu.bd/

Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College is a government medical school in Bangladesh, established in 2013. It is located in Gazipur. The college is affiliated with University of Dhaka as a constituent college.

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It offers a five-year MBBS degree programme and admits 72 students every year.

History

The college was formed as Gazipur Medical College. On 18 November 2013, it was renamed in August 2014. [2] It was named after Tajuddin Ahmad, the first prime minister of Bangladesh. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Three medical colleges renamed". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangtha. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  2. "News Details". 25 September 2015. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2023.