Professor Md Shahinul Alam, the pro-vice chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), has been appointed as the new vice-chancellor of the institution.

The Medical Education and Family Welfare Division under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued a circular in this regard today.

The circular, signed by Deputy Secretary Mohammad Kamal Hossain, stated, "Professor Shahinul has been appointed as the new VC of BSMMU under Section 12 of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Act, 1998."