Tairunnessa Memorial Medical College

Tairunnessa Memorial Medical College is a private medical school in Bangladesh, established in 1995. It is an institution of the Tairunnessa Memorial Medical Centre. It was founded by M. Shamsul Hoque, named after his mother, the late Tairunnessa, a social reformer. There is a girls' school in her name in Balaganj as well.It offers a five-year course of study leading to a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree. A one-year internship after graduation is compulsory for all graduates. The degree is recognised by the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council.M Shamsul Hoque was born in January 1943 in Hamidpur of Rajnagar Upazila in Moulovibazar which was then part of greater Sylhet. He helped the religious minorities to flee the country with a small ship he owned. As a result, he was wanted by the Pakistani army in 1971. He established a School named Tairunnessa Girls' High School in Balaganj in 1977.