Jahurul Islam Medical College, the Hospital and the Nursing Training Institute have been established under the Aftab–Rahima Welfare Trust. The College is affiliated and approved institution of Dhaka University, Bangladesh Medical & Dental Council (BMDC) and recognized by World Health Organization (WHO).
The College at present is entirely self contained with own buildings housing all departments, laboratories, library, museums, dissection hall, lecture theaters, cafeteria, hostels for students of either sex, accommodation facilities for teachers etc. The hospital of college has more than 500 beds covering all the departments of a general tertiary level of teaching hospital to provide management and services of all aspects of medical, surgical or emergency requirements.