Dhaka National Medical College | Best for MBBS in Bangladesh | Omkar

Dhaka National Medical College (DNMC), located in Dhaka city, the Capital of Bangladesh, is:

• One of the Top Private Medical College in the country.
• DNMC history traces back to 1925, but renamed and formed in its present status on 1994. 
• Dhaka National Medical College Hospital has 650 in-patient beds.
• At present, almost 100 + international students study at this college.
• DNMC is affiliated to Dhaka University.
• The MBBS Degree of Dhaka University is recognized by MCI, USMLE, UK PLAB and many other Medical Councils worldwide. 

Dhaka National Medical College campus has:

• 11 storied centrally air-conditioned Teaching Building
• The total floor space of 1,54,000 sq ft.

The college teaching building has:

• Administrative sections,
• Eight departments,
• One library,
• Five lecture halls,
• Large examination hall,
• One conference room,
• One seminar room,
• One teacher's lounge,
• Gender separated student's common rooms.

The DNMC medical college consists of the following departments:

• Department of Anatomy,
• Department of Physiology,
• Department of Biochemistry,
• Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics,
• Department of Community Medicine,
• Department of Forensic Medicine,
• Department of Microbiology,
• Department of Pathology,
• Teachers Room,
• Tutorial Room,
• Practical Laboratory and
• A Museum for Community Medicine.

There is an Anatomy Dissection Hall, air-conditioned and entirely separate, comprising of 6,000 square feet in the Anatomy Department.

Dhaka National Medical College has two hospitals consisting of 650 in-patient beds:

• The seven-storied hospital building built in 1982, and
• The new six-storied hospital building built in 2009.
• The two hospital buildings are next to the Teaching building.

The hospital has:

• Well-equipped operation theatre,
• Laboratory for all kinds of investigation,
• Out-patient departments (OPD),
• Resident quarters of Doctors and nurses.

For study purposes, students of DNMC are also taken to different other hospitals in the city. Like,

• Chest Hospital,
• Cancer Hospital,
• Institute of Psychiatry & Infectious Diseases Hospital.

Strength of International Students in DNMC:

At present, nearly 200 students from 3 countries study MBBS at DNMC. Out of them, 100 are from India only. Rest are from Nepal and Maldives. Every year nearly 20-25 Indian students take admission in Dhaka National medical College.

Language of Instructions:

All the medical subjects are taught in the English medium at DNMC. However, if International students know Bengali or Hindi, then it will help them during Hospital classes.

DNMC has hostels for International students near to the campus, around 2.5 km from the campus. Students will pay 100 USD per month as hostel charges. However, students can take rented apartment which will cost around Rs 15,000 per student, per month. 

DNMC is located in the center of Dhaka city. Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh. It is a super congested city with one of the highest population density in the world.

• Total Area: 306 square kilometers.
• Total Population: 90,00,000 as per last census on 2011.
• Airport Domestic and International: Dhaka (20 km from DNMC)
• Distance from India: Dhaka is only 40 minutes by flight from Kolkata. 
• Weather: In Dhaka, the summers are hot and wet, and the winters are mild and comfortable.
• The Lowest average temperature is: 21°C in January
• The Highest average temperature is: 32°C in July