Khulna Medical University is a government medical university situated in

Khulna Khulna (, ) is the third-largest city in Bangladesh, after Dhaka and Chittagong. It is the administrative centre of the Khulna District and the Khulna Division. It is the divisional centre of 10 districts of the division. Khulna is also the seco ...

, Bangladesh. It has been established for the supervisors of all medical colleges and nursing colleges of

Khulna division Khulna Division () is the second largest of the eight divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of and a population of 17,416,645 at the 2022 Bangladesh census (preliminary returns). Its headquarters and largest city is Khulna city in Khulna Dist ...

History

The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) approved the proposal of establishing Sheikh Hasina Medical University in Khulna. The Act No. 06 of 2021
Sheikh Hasina Medical University, Khulna Act, 2021
was enacted, and it commenced operations with the affiliated educational institutions of the Rajshahi Medical University in the Khulna region. After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, On April 13, 2025, the interim government of Bangladesh issued an ordinance naming the university from Sheikh Hasina Medical University, Khulna to Khulna Medical University.

Background

Khulna Medical University established in Khulna division to supervise whether these public and private medical institutions will be functioning properly. In this, Khulna Medical University will be responsible for the medical and dental colleges, nursing colleges, institute of health technology (IHT), medical education institutes.

List of vice-chancellors

* Md. Mahbubur Rahman (2021 – present)

Faculties and departments

Faculty of Medicine

Present Dean- Md. Din-Ul Islam

Faculty of Surgery

Faculty of Basic Science and para clinical Science

Present Dean - Bappa Gautam

Faculty of Dental sciences

Faculty of Nursing

Present Dean - Dr. Abdul Halim Sarder

Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomedical Engineering

Faculty of Medical Technology

Faculty of Preventive and Social Mediciney

Affiliated colleges

; Public * Khulna Medical College, Khulna * Jashore Medical College, Jashore * Kushtia Medical College, Kustia * Satkhira Medical College, Satkhira * Magura Medical College, Magura ; Private * Gazi Medical College, Khulna * Ad-Din Akij Medical College, Khulna * Khulna City Medical College, Khulna * Ad-Din Sakina Woman's Medical College, Jashore

Nursing College

* Khulna Nursing College, Khulna * Khulna Momota Nursing College, Khulna * Asian Nursing College, Khulna * Nargis Memorial Nursing College, Bagerhat * World Nursing College, Magura

References

External links

* Education in Khulna Universities and colleges established in 2021 2021 establishments in Bangladesh Public Medical University of Bangladesh Medical universities in Bangladesh {{Bangladesh-edu-stub