armed forces medical college (bangladesh) armed forces medical college (bangladesh) the armed forces medical college (afmc) is a public medical school in dhaka cantonment, dhaka, bangladesh. it is the only government medical college under the ministry of defence of bangladesh. from 1999 to 2008 it was affiliated with university of dhaka (du). currently it is affiliated with bangladesh university of professionals (bup). a major general of bangladesh army's medical corps is the commandant of the college. armed forces medical collegeআর্মড ফোর্সেস মেডিক্যাল কলেজcrest of afmcmottoজ্ঞানই শক্তি, সেবাই ধর্মmotto in englishknowledge is power, service is religiontypepublic medical schoolestablished1999 (1999)academic affiliationbangladesh university of professionals (bup)commandantmajor general akm mustafa kamal pashalocationdhaka, bangladesh23.8198°n 90.4080°e﻿ / 23.8198; 90.4080campusurbanwebsiteafmc.edu.bdacademic building of afmc history academic activities began on 20 june 1999. aims and objectives campus of afmc the listed objectives of armed forces medical college are a combination of medical instruction, military discipline, and general information regarding the nation of bangladesh. dormitories male dormitory a & b block, intern dormitory (from front to behind) female dormitory a & b block afmc students viewed as 'medical cadets' and dormitory residency is compulsory. there are separate dormitories for male and female medical cadets located near the campus. the boys' dorm and the girls' dorm are identical in structure. after passing graduation, now-interns must move out of the dorms, however the option exists for outside living or an intern-only dormitory. the intern dorm is co-ed, however men and women are assigned separate sides of the building.