Tangail Medical College

Tangail Medical College is a government medical school in Bangladesh, established in 2014. It is situated at the Kodalia Area of Tangail city.

History

In 2008, before the 9th parliamentary election of Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina promised the people of Tangail to establish a government-financed medical school in Tangail city. As her party continued to rule as Government of Bangladesh for 2nd consecutive time in 2014, a decision was taken in August 2014 by the government to start Sheikh Hasina Medical College, Tangaill alongside five other new medical colleges. SHMCT is the 24th public medical college of Bangladesh.
On October 30, 2024, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare changed the name of the medical college to "Tangail Medical College" from Sheikh Hasina Medical College.