Mymensingh

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.

Seven killed in road crashes

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

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.

June 22, 2024
June 22, 2024

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.

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.