AFMC holds 18th Council of the College meeting

Bangla Press Desk:  The 18th Council of the College meeting of the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) was held on Sunday at the AFMC campus in Dhaka Cantonment.

Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman presided over the meeting. He laid the foundation stones for the expansion of the academic building, the extension of the girls’ hostel, a mosque complex, a spectator gallery, and a multipurpose hall.

The council reviewed the college budget, admission process, and professional examination results. The meeting was informed about the enrolment of four cadets from the Central African Republic under the Full Free MBBS Scholarship for 2024–25. Admission for two students

from Palestine for 2025–26 was approved. A decision was also taken to provide medical services to AFMC intern doctors at CMH Dhaka.

Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forces Division Lt Gen SM Kamrul Hasan, DGMS Major General Quazi Md Rashid-Un-Nabi, Adjutant General Major General Mohammad Hakimuzzaman, AFMC Commandant Major General Md Masudul Alam Mazumder, BUP Vice Chancellor Major General Md Mahbub-ul Alam, senior officials from the defence, finance, education and health ministries, council members and representatives of the armed forces were present.

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