▁by ▁a ▁central ▁regul atory ▁authority ▁called ▁Bang l adesh ▁Medical ▁and ▁D ental ▁Council ▁( B M & DC ). ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁all ▁the ▁medical ▁colleg es ▁were ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁government . ▁Since ▁then , ▁several ▁private ▁medical ▁colleg es ▁have ▁been ▁set ▁up . ▁There ▁are ▁total ▁ 9 0 ▁recognized ▁medical ▁colleg es ▁in ▁Bang l adesh , ▁ 3 6 ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁public ▁and ▁ 5 4 ▁private . ▁A part ▁from ▁these , ▁there ▁are ▁six ▁medical ▁colleg es ▁which ▁are ▁run ▁by ▁the ▁Bang l adesh ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁and ▁are ▁under ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Def ence . ▁ ▁All ▁the ▁medical ▁colleg es ▁award ▁the ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Medicine , ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁S urg ery ▁( MB BS ). ▁The ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Medicine ▁( MD ) ▁or ▁Master ▁of ▁S urg ery ▁( MS ) ▁is ▁awarded ▁as ▁a ▁post grad uate ▁research ▁degree ▁in ▁selected ▁medical ▁colleg es ▁and ▁univers ities , ▁following ▁the ▁medical ▁tradition ▁of ▁Commonwealth ▁countries . ▁As ▁per ▁the ▁declaration ▁of ▁over se as ▁registration ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Medical ▁Council , ▁the ▁awarded ▁MB BS ▁degree ▁from ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁institutions ▁is ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁apply ▁for ▁registration ▁in ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁Bang ab and hu ▁She ikh ▁M uj ib ▁Medical ▁University ▁( BS MM U ) ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁medical ▁university ▁in ▁Bang l adesh . ▁It ▁offers ▁only ▁post grad uate ▁degrees ▁( MD , ▁Ph D , ▁MS