Post graduate Medical education was introduced in 1940’s with establishment of School of tropical Medicine and Hygiene. This offered Diploma in Tropical Medicine of university of London. MBBS course started in Dhaka Medical College from 1946 being affiliated to Faculty of Medicine, University of Dhaka. In 1961 Dhaka University Ordinance for Post Graduate courses were adopted. Courses in both Basic Medical science and Clinical Science were approved under Faculty of Medicine. In 1965 Institute of Post Graduate Medicine and Research started functioning. In 1973 Faculty of Post Graduate Medical science and research started as a separate entity. National Professor Nurul Islam was the first Dean.