Online Desk  :   The interim government has decided to change the name of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, also known as BSMMU in short, located in Shahbagh area of the capital. The decision was taken at a meeting of the interim government’s advisory council on Thursday. The names of the two medical universities named after Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib will also be changed. After the meeting, a press release from the Cabinet Division said that the draft of the ‘Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025’ has been given in principle and final approval.

The initiator of this ordinance is the Health Education and Family Welfare Department. Through this ordinance, the name of BSMMU will be changed to Bangladesh Medical University. The draft of the ‘Sheikh Hasina Medical University, Khulna (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025’ proposed by the Health Education and Family Welfare Department has also been given in-principle and final approval. As a result, the name of Sheikh Hasina Medical University, Khulna will be changed to Khulna Medical University. The draft of the ‘Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Medical University, Sylhet (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025’ of the same department has been given in-principle and final approval. Through the ordinance, its name will be changed to Sylhet Medical University.