Khulna Medical University

verification_status=partial: (1) established_year: the task brief specifies 2020 (bill cabinet approval year), but the enabling legislation is Act No. 06 of 2021 enacted on 1 February 2021; established_year is recorded as 2021, the year of formal parliamentary enactment. (2) legal_basis: original act is 'Sheikh Hasina Medical University, Khulna Act, 2021'; renamed to Khulna Medical University via ordinance on 13 April 2025 and formally by parliamentary amendment on 7 April 2026. (3) vc_since 2026-04-12: confirmed from KMU official honour board showing Rafiques Salehin as VC from April 12, 2026; gazette notification published circa April 13, 2026 per BSS/Daily Star reports. (4) Previous VCs: Md. Mahbubur Rahman (2021-2025), Md. Ruhul Amin (Aug 5, 2025-Apr 12, 2026; gazette Aug 4, 2025); KMU was without a VC from May 2, 2025 to Aug 4, 2025. (5) student_count 2354: sourced from KMU official website counter as of May 2026; covers enrolled students at the university level, not across all affiliated colleges. (6) faculty_count, annual_budget_bdt: no verified primary source found; left null. (7) pro_vice_chancellor, treasurer, registrar: not identified in any English-language source or KMU website as of verification date. (8) campus_count: 1 (temporary campus at Sher-E-Bangla Road, Nirala, Khulna; no permanent campus built as of 2026). (9) Affiliated institutions: KMU website shows 17 (5 public medical colleges, 4 private medical colleges, plus nursing/allied health); Wikipedia lists 14; KMU official count used. (10) May 14 VC reshuffle batch covered 10 general/S&T/engineering universities under Ministry of Education; no medical universities were in that batch. March 16 batch also covered non-medical universities; KMU VC appointment (Apr 12) was a standalone Ministry of Health action. (11) Chancellor: President Mohammed Shahabuddin, per KMU website.