[1] Gopalganj Medical College began with only 50 students and few infrastructure facilities.
[citation needed] Sheikh Sayera Khatun Medical College was renamed to Gopalganj Medical College Hospital in November 2024 after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government.
[2][3] In 2014, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) was reportedly unable to attract applicants for lectureships at the college in the basic subjects of anatomy, biochemistry, and physiology.
As a stop gap measure, the college borrowed teachers from other medical schools in order to keep classes running.
[4] Every year, after passing their Higher Secondary School Certificate examinations, nearly 1,20,000 applicants from all over the country sit for the medical college admission test.