Mymensingh

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.

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.

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.

2 housewives, 10-year-old girl raped

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

May 3, 2015
May 3, 2015

Agitation for national celebration of Nazrul’s birthday

Aggrieved locals block the busy Dhaka-Mymensingh road for nearly an hour demanding national celebration of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam’s birth anniversary.

April 2, 2015
April 2, 2015

3 die of 'food poisoning' in Mymensingh

Three people including two of a family die of “food poisoning” and five fall sick in Trishal upazila of Mymensingh.

March 27, 2015
March 27, 2015

Student drowns in Mymensingh Astami Snan

An eighth grader drowned during performing the Astami Snan, one of the biggest rituals in Hindu religion, in Mymensingh

March 21, 2015
March 21, 2015

6 killed in Mymensingh road crash

Six people were killed and two injured as a truck rammed a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Muktagacha upazila of Mymensingh

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