Aminul Islam

‘Murdered’ in July uprising, man fights to prove he’s alive

Md Selim, a grocer from Beltoli Bazar in Mymensingh’s Phulbaria, has been listed as dead in a murder case filed over last year’s July uprising.

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Locals demand permanent embankment on Netai river

Residents along the banks of the Netai river in Mymensingh’s Dhobaura upazila have expressed concern over possible flooding during the monsoon and demanded the construction of a permanent river protection embankment

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Where Nazrul’s flute still echoes

In the quiet corners of Trishal, Mymensingh, the spirit of Kazi Nazrul Islam lingers -- not just in memory, but in rhythm of rustling leaves, in the dust-laden paths of Namapara and Kazir Shimla, and in the whispers of an old banyan tree beneath which a young boy once played his flute.

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Fed up locals construct 185 feet wooden bridge

The locals said they took up the initiative following prolonged sufferings as their demand for a concrete bridge over the canal fell in deaf ears for years

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Our gentle giants in peril

Over the past decade, nearly half of the country’s wild elephant population has been wiped out.

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Forests reduced to bare lands

The natural forest cover in Durgapur and Kalmakanda upazilas of Netrakona, adjacent to the Garo Hills of Mymensingh, is on the verge of disappearing due to decades of illegal logging and encroachment, alleged locals.

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A village of two

Imagine yours is the only family in an entire village -- just you and your better half living there. Sirajul Islam Sarker, 75, and his wife, Monwara Begum, 60, are the only heartbeats of Umanathpur, a tiny village in Mymensingh’s Ishwarganj upazila.

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Gouripur Lodge in Mymensingh: Once a cultural beacon, now a neglected landmark

Gouripur Lodge, a century-old iconic architectural landmark, once used to stand in all its glory in the Jubilee Road area of Mymensingh city.

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September 17, 2016
September 17, 2016

Kalsindur girls get apology from teacher

A physical education teacher of the Kalsindur High School and College in Mymensingh apologises to nine players of the Bangladesh under-16 team.

September 11, 2016
September 11, 2016

Bikkhon pays tribute to Quadri

Bikkhon, a weekly study circle of Mymensingh Sahitya Sangsad dedicated its 1695th edition to poet Shahid Quadri.

September 9, 2016
September 9, 2016

U-16 champ's father assaulted

Two days after winning hearts by completing a successful AFC U-16 Women's Championship Qualifiers campaign, nine members of the Bangladesh U-16 football team were brought crashing down to earth upon returning to their school, the Kalsindur High School and

August 25, 2016
August 25, 2016

81ST BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF ZATIN SARKER

The 81st birth anniversary of eminent writer and columnist Professor Zatin Sarker was celebrated in Netrokona last Thursday.

August 21, 2016
August 21, 2016

World Photography Day

A two-day photography exhibition held at Mymensingh Muslim Institute concluded on August 19. Mymensingh Photographic Society (MPS) organised the exhibition titled “Noisargik Mymensingh”, marking World Photography Day-2016.

August 21, 2016
August 21, 2016

Less cost, more profit

Around 2000 vegetable farmers in Gouripur upazila under the district are benefiting by using environment-friendly

August 13, 2016
August 13, 2016

Tagore remembered at JKKNIU

The Music Department of Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University (JKKNIU) in Trishal upazila organised a cultural

August 11, 2016
August 11, 2016

Bangabandhu and the Liberation War

A 20-day photography exhibition on 'Bangabandhu and Liberation War” was held at a gallery on Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) campus August 10.

August 9, 2016
August 9, 2016

ALEXANDER CASTLE

Alexander Castle, a two-storied tin-shed house with a banyan tree, now known as Rabindra Botomol, is replete with

August 6, 2016
August 6, 2016

House full at the RUB

Mymensingh's football fans give the lie to fears of a poor turnout as they filled out the 15,000-seater Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan stadium during the opening match of the JB Bangladesh Premier League's Mymensingh phase.