Mymensingh

Mymensingh earn draw on NCL debut

Mymensingh made a solid start to their National Cricket League (NCL) campaign, earning a draw in their debut match at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.

Two held for shaving fakir’s hair in M’singh

Police on Tuesday arrested two men in Mymensingh city for their involvement in forcibly shaving the hair and beard of 70-year-old Halim Uddin Akand just before Eid-ul-Azha this year.

800 students suffer as school ground stays waterlogged

The ground of a primary and a high school in Mymensingh’s Gafargoan upazila remains waterlogged for at least three months a year, depriving students of sports, assemblies and other co-curricular activities.

Somu Chowdhury clears the air after viral photo, says he’s completely fine

Veteran actor Somu Chowdhury made headlines yesterday after a photo of him resting under a tree near Mukhi Shah Miskin Shrine in Gafargaon upazila of Mymensingh, wearing only a gamcha (traditional cotton towel or cloth), went viral on social media. Many initially speculated it might be a scene from a film shoot, while others thought he was mentally unstable

Dhobaura Upazila in Mymensingh / ‘Every day, we walk miles for water’

More than 500 poor families, including many from the indigenous Garo community, have been hit by an acute crisis of drinking water in 15 villages under Mymensingh’s Dhobaura upazila.

A ‘castle’ in ruins

At the heart of Mymensingh city, surrounded by greenery, stands a two-storied tin-shed “castle” with a banyan tree in front of it.

A fight for survival: Jatra artistes in dire financial crisis due to elections

The artistes have told The Daily Star that they wait for winter season for contracts, but this year, the scenario is totally different due to impact of general election and its ongoing movements. Now, people have been engaged in election campaign, bypassing cultural activities.

Who have highest/lowest bank deposits in Bangladesh?

Dhaka division’s 4.19 crore people in 13 districts have stored in banks a total of Tk 9.79 lakh crore, around 85 per cent of which, or Tk 8.32 lakh crore, belong to the people living inside Dhaka district alone.

BOOK REVIEW: NONFICTION / Songs of our soil: In praise of Mymensingh’s Bangla folk ballads

Folk-ballads are living archives that represent the imagination, values, ideas, and aesthetics of the people to whom they belong. Folk-ballads are living archives that represent the imagination, values, ideas, and aesthetics of the people to whom they belong.

January 1, 2024
January 1, 2024

A fight for survival: Jatra artistes in dire financial crisis due to elections

The artistes have told The Daily Star that they wait for winter season for contracts, but this year, the scenario is totally different due to impact of general election and its ongoing movements. Now, people have been engaged in election campaign, bypassing cultural activities.

March 28, 2023
March 28, 2023

Who have highest/lowest bank deposits in Bangladesh?

Dhaka division’s 4.19 crore people in 13 districts have stored in banks a total of Tk 9.79 lakh crore, around 85 per cent of which, or Tk 8.32 lakh crore, belong to the people living inside Dhaka district alone.

April 14, 2022
April 14, 2022

Songs of our soil: In praise of Mymensingh’s Bangla folk ballads

Folk-ballads are living archives that represent the imagination, values, ideas, and aesthetics of the people to whom they belong. Folk-ballads are living archives that represent the imagination, values, ideas, and aesthetics of the people to whom they belong.

April 14, 2020
April 14, 2020

Mymensingh locked down

The local administration in Mymensingh has locked down the district until further notice in a bid to contain spread of the coronavirus.

August 14, 2019
August 14, 2019

3 killed in Mymensingh clash

Three persons are killed and five others injured in a clash over a trivial matter in Ishwarganj upazila of Mymensingh.

April 26, 2019
April 26, 2019

2 housewives, 10-year-old girl raped

Two housewives and a third grader were allegedly raped in Patuakhali, Mymensingh and Panchagarh on Wednesday.

April 21, 2019
April 21, 2019

Seven killed in road crashes

Seven people, including a three-year old, were killed in road crashes in Mymensingh, Dinajpur and Chattogram yesterday.

April 20, 2019
April 20, 2019

Ninth grader tries to take her own life after ‘rape’

A ninth-grader attempted to die by suicide allegedly after being raped several times and publicly beaten up by the rapist in Mymensingh’s Gafargaon on Thursday.

February 23, 2019
February 23, 2019

Myanmar man among 6 killed in 'shootouts'

A murder suspect, an alleged robber and four alleged drug peddlers were killed in separate “gunfights” with law enforcers and BGB men in five districts yesterday.

May 9, 2018
May 9, 2018

Ward councilor stabbed dead in Mymensingh

A ward councilor of Mymensingh’s Phulpur municipality is stabbed to death by unidentified criminals.