Tahmina Rahman Chowdhury graduated from Sir Salimullah Medical College, University of Dhaka with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree in 2002. She passed the 1st Professional MBBS exam in 1999 with a total of 627 marks out of 1000. She passed the 2nd Professional MBBS exam in 2001 with a total of 802 marks out of 1400. She passed the Final Professional MBBS exam in 2002 with a total of 803 marks out of 1500. The MBBS program had no grading system and results were reported as pass or fail.