Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday inaugurated DMC Day-2026, marking the 80th anniversary of Dhaka Medical College (DMC).
The Prime Minister formally opened the programme at 10:00am on the DMC campus by releasing balloons and pigeons. He was accompanied by his spouse Dr Zubaida Rahman, an alumnus of Dhaka Medical College.
As part of the celebration, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and Dr Zubaida Rahman, vice-chairperson of the Ziaur Rahman Foundation, planted two saplings, an Arjun tree and a Neem tree, on the college premises.
Following the tree plantation, a special munajat was offered seeking eternal peace for the souls of those martyred during the 2024 July mass uprising.
Later, 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 sought detailed information about the facilities and amenities that students would receive at the newly constructed hostel buildings under the project.
Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain, State Minister 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, Directorate General of Medical Education (DGME) Director General Prof Dr Nazmul Hosain and Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Director General Prof Dr Pravath Chandra Biswas were present at the event.
Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) began its journey on July 10, 1946, at the then Secretariat building and the Faculty of Arts building of the University of Dhaka. The day is observed every year as DMC Day to commemorate the institution’s founding.
This year, Dhaka Medical College completed 80 years of its journey and entered its 81st year.
