Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) is a graduate medical university in Bangladesh. It was established in 1965. The university offers postgraduate degrees only, not offering undergraduate medical or dental degrees.
Schematic layout of BSMMU campus
BSMMU A block from Shahbag Square
B block (Academic building).
Wall carving of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Father of the Nation) inside B block
Shahbagh is a major neighbourhood and a police precinct or thana in Dhaka, the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. It is also a major public transport hub. It is a junction between two contrasting sections of the city—Old Dhaka and New Dhaka—which lie, respectively, to its south and north. Developed in the 17th century during Mughal rule in Bengal, when Old Dhaka was the provincial capital and a centre of the flourishing muslin industry, it came to neglect and decay in early 19th century. In the mid-19th century, the Shahbagh area was developed as New Dhaka became a provincial centre of the British Raj, ending a century of decline brought on by the passing of Mughal rule.
Shahabagh Thana (police station) Main Entrance
Mosque/Tomb of Khwaja Shahbaz, built in 1679
Elephants being ridden through Ramna Gate, Race Course, 1875
Water tower in Shahbagh gardens, 1904