Chittagong: Chittagong Medical College (CMC) celebrated its 60th founding anniversary amid festivity and fanfare on Tuesday.  

The day-long celebration began at 9:00am with a colourful procession on the campus which was followed by rally, discussion meeting, reception function, traditional 'mejban', raffle draw and cultural programmes. General Secretary of city Awami League and City Mayor AJM Nasir Uddin addressed the function as chief guest while Principal of CMC professor Dr Selim Mohammad Jahangir presided over the discussion and reception programme.  

Earlier, AJM Nasir Uddin formally inaugurated the function by releasing balloons.  

A colourful rally started from the CMCH field and concluded at the same venue after parading different important roads.  

Besides, seven prominent individuals— Freedom Fighter Dr Shah Alam (posthumous), Prof Dr Pran Gopal Datta, Prof Dr L A Quaderi, former Minister Dr Afsarul Amin, Dr Mozzammel Hoque, Dr Boddiuzzaman Bhuiyan and Professor Dr M A Foyez— were honoured in different categories in recognition of their respective contributions to the society.

Central organizing secretary of Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA) Dr Faisal Iqbal Chowdhury conducted the function while Dr Mujibul Huq Khan, president of Bangladesh Medical Association, Chittagong district unit, General Secretary of BMA Dr Mohammad Sharif and director of CMCH Brigadier General Mohammad Jalal Uddin, among others, addressed the inaugural function.

The medical college hospital started its journey in 1957 with 120 beds. It was upgraded to a 500-bed hospital in 1969 and it became a 1313-bed hospital in 2013, hospital sources said.