Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College

History of ShSMC

Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College (ShSMC) is the 14th government medical college of Bangladesh which is established in 2006. It is situated in the north-western part of Dhaka beside the National Parliament House, having a unique architectural campus and excellent academic atmosphere. The area is commonly known as medical zone and this medical college is surrounded by a number of medical institutes; National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, National Institute of Kidney Diseases and Urology, National Institute of Mental Health, Bangladesh Institute of Child Health, National Institute of Traumatolog

y, National Institute of Ophthalmology and National Institute of Neuro Science. Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital has a long heritage of discharging health care services and also has a proud history of patronizing many of the above medical institutes to establish and flourish. We have a great commitment to provide top class medical education, excellent training and quality research through eminent and experienced teachers.

Shaheed Suhrawardy Hospital was established in 1963 during the period of East Pakistan as Ayub Central Hospital for outdoor services. It was equipped with Pathological and Radiological supports. In addition to outdoor facilities, this medical organization then extended its service to indoor with 5 beds and subsequently with 25 beds. After independence through the great liberation war against 

Pakistan in 1971, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman re-named this hospital in the name of great patriotic and legend of democracy of this land, late Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy as ‘Shaheed Suhrawardy Hospital’ and sanctioned 75 indoor beds with outpatient Service. This hospital has magnificent architectural beauty designed by famous architect Louis I Kahn who also designed the National Assembly House of Bangladesh, one of the best architectural buildings of the world. The hospital was then extended gradually in different forms as general hospital to extend services to this area as well to serve as central referral centre from whole Bangladesh especially the area of northern and western part of Bangladesh. In 1997, honorable prime minister, Sheikh Hasina inaugurated three storied new extension building behind outdoor with new decoration and 375 beded extended indoor facilities with major medical departments as well as pathology, radiology and causality service to accommodate all types of patients.

Feeling the need for further extension of scope for undergraduate medical education, the government of Bangladesh decided on September 5, 2005 to establish this medical college within this campus along with up gradation of Shaheed Suhrawardy Hospital to a Medical College Hospital. Accordingly its academic activities were started on May 6, 2006 with 100 freshman students. The colleges building including hostels were rapidly established and were inaugurated on Janurary 17, 2012 by Sheikh Hasina, the Honourable Prime Minister of peoples’ Republic of Bangladesh. Now Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital is a 850-bedded tertiary level hospital with modern medical facilities including thirty five departments. Alongside the campus, a nursing institute is under way to be established soon.

To complete the total medical education, this institute extended is spectrum by starting dentistry as BDS course in 2011. Since then every year around 50 students are getting admitted to this institute. Dentistry department has separate independent unit with its own class rooms, library, laboratories, hostel and facilities for its subspecialities.

History at a glance

1963 – Shaheed Suhrawardy Hospital was established in 1963 during the period of East Pakistan as Ayub Hospital for outdoor services.

1972 – The hospital had been renamed as Shaheed Suhrawardy Hospital against the name of Hossain Shaheed Suhrawardy, the living son of democracy and sanctioned 75 indoor beds with outpatient services.

1997 – Three storied new extension building and 375 beded extended indoor facilities with major medical departments as well as pathology, radiology and causality service to accommodate all types of patients was started.

2005 – The government of Bangladesh feeling the need for further extension of scope for undergraduate medical education to establish this medical college within this campus along with up gradation of Shaheed Suhrawardy Hospital to a Medical College Hospital.

2006 – Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College has started its journey with 100 freshman students.

2011 – To complete the total medical education, this institute extended is spectrum by starting dentistry as BDS course.

2012 – Newly established Medical College building was inaugurated by Sheikh Hasina, the Honourable Prime Minister of peoples’ Republic of Bangladesh.

2015 – Diploma in anesthesia has been started under Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University.