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.
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
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.
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
Over the past decade, nearly half of the country’s wild elephant population has been wiped out.
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.
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.
Gouripur Lodge, a century-old iconic architectural landmark, once used to stand in all its glory in the Jubilee Road area of Mymensingh city.
The artistes of Alokdhara, a cultural organisation in Mymensingh city, performed in a show organised by Mymensingh Press Club at its auditorium on Saturday.
Bangladesh Nazrul Sena Sangeet Bidhyalaya organised a musical soiree on monsoon songs at the auditorium of Mymensingh Nazrul Sena recently. Titled Borshar Suralapon, the programme featured poetry recitations, and dances with popular monsoon songs of Kazi Nazrul Islam and Rabindranath Tagore.
Mymensingh Bibhagiyo Charushilpi Parshad, a forum for young artists, organised a painting competition for children in Mymensingh yesterday, marking the 43rd death anniversary of Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin.
The three-day celebrations, including performances by artistes from Dhaka and Mymensingh on the occasion of the 120th birth anniversary of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, concluded at Darirampur in Trishal of Mymensingh yesterday.
Mymensingh-based lyricist Abdul Gani's volume of lyrics, Matrikanon was published for the first time by the Melandah municipality
The Fine Arts Department of Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University (JKKNIU) is preparing in full swing for the upcoming Pohela Boishakh celebrations.
A five-day workshop on 'performing art' concluded recently, organised by Mymensingh Zila Shilpakala Academy at its auditorium. The subjects of the workshop were-classical music, dance (contemporary and classical), fine arts, tabla, flute, making of masks and poetry recitation.
The 72-year-old Musleh Uddin of Mymensingh does not spend a single day without reading newspapers and has a collection of rare publications.
Marking the Independence Day celebrations, Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin Sangrahashala organised a painting competition for children at their premises. The little ones painted pictures highlighting the struggles for freedom during 1971.
Underprivileged primary school dropouts in Kalmakanda upazila of Netrakona have found a way back to education through an initiative of seven youths.
