Sir Salimullah Medical College (SSMC), commonly known as Mitford, is a public medical college in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Founded in 1875, it is the oldest and second largest medical school in Bangladesh. It includes Mitford Hospital, which is the oldest hospital in the country and one of the earliest hospitals in the Indian subcontinent from where the evolution of medical education started.
Mitford Hospital seen in a photo from circa 1880
Mitford Hospital, Dhaka. Photograph taken by Fritz Kapp in 1904
Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah
Hasnahena Garden
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