Authorities of Mymensingh City Corporation have allegedly been constructing a public toilet on Old Brahmaputra river's land in city's Bisweswari Debi Road area
A stone business hub set up along the banks of the Narsunda River in Mymensingh’s Targhat area has raised serious concerns over the river’s ecological health
The recent flash floods that marooned over 100,000 people in Mymensingh, Netrakona and Sherpur have left a trail of serious damage in the croplands of the three districts.
Raw jute production in Bangladesh has declined by nearly 10 percent year-on-year, mainly due to punishing heat during the planting period in March and April.
People involved in producing bamboo-made crafts in different upazilas of Mymensingh are struggling to survive due to increased production cost and availability of plastic products.
The recent heavy rainfall reveals the poor and unplanned drainage system of Mymensingh city, one of the oldest cities in the country.
A total of Tk 21,87,85,181 has been collected from the donation boxes at the historic Pagla mosque in Kishoreganj this year.
The Atani Zamindar Palace in Muktagacha of Mymensingh has been in a dilapidated state for a long time, much to the frustration of hundreds of visitors and locals.
Nothing seems to be working for Upazila Health Complex in Khaliajuri of Netrakona.
Three Hindu families, with members who fought in the Liberation War, are now living in fear of attacks by land grabbers in Biroi village of Gafargaon, Mymensingh.
Mymensingh division is not a region known for tea cultivation, but researchers say that might soon change. In fact, Bangladesh Tea Board (BTB) has already initiated tea cultivation in the division.
Farmers in haor areas in Netrokona who had faced several floods this year are harvesting the early aman variety, in an encouraging development that would help them take home higher yield and prices.
It has been 24 years since retired school teacher Kanon Bala Devi, now 71, her sister Basona Devi and their widowed relative Nayan Rani fled from their village home -- in Shahbazpur village of in Netrakona’s Purbadhala upazila -- where they had everything.
Obnoxious odour from an unenclosed landfill in Mymensingh city’s Char Kalibari is making life miserable for residents and commuters for a long time but the authorities concerned are not paying heed to the issue.
Seasonal rawhide traders in Mymensingh region are in deep crisis as they cannot sell the skins at expected prices with buyers offering them lower amount.
When losses incurred by fish farmers in the entire district of Netrakona totals to Tk 10 crore, the ones in Kalmakanda upazila alone suffered around Tk 7 crore in losses due to three flash floods in one month.
With a view to keeping Mymensingh clean, a group of volunteers has been working relentlessly for the last four years.
Potter families in Mymensingh are struggling to survive as they cannot sell their products amid coronavirus outbreak.
