October 17, 2020
Hard times for rhythmic instrument makers
With artisans busy making and repairing musical instruments, walking around many roads in Boro Kalibari, Boro Bazar and other areas in Mymensingh city, passers-by are usually greeted with a...
July 31, 2020
Double whammy for Kalsindur girls
Budding footballers of the famed Kalsindur village of the Dhobaura upazila in Mymensingh have been confined to practising in their courtyards after a double whammy; the coronavirus pandemic paired...
July 22, 2020
Pandemic widening the chasms that already existed
Is cricket in Bangladesh really as glamorous as it seems? Those who harbour the notion that a career in cricket will always offer a glorious life will be dumbfounded when they dig deeper into the...
July 19, 2020
Normalcy returning to M’singh Medical College Hospital
The number of patients at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH) is gradually increasing following the withdrawal of shutdown last month.
July 2, 2020
June 21, 2020
‘We can’t leave the battlefield’
The Mymensingh Medical College and Hospital (MMCH) is struggling to provide services to an increasing number of patients, including those with Covid-19, since the easing of the countrywide shutdown...
June 16, 2020
From retired educator to auto-rickshaw driver
As a 65-year-old retired school teacher, Md Abul Kalam Azad was looking forward to a relatively comfortable ride into the horizon. While he wasn’t expecting a life of grandeur and indulgence, he...
June 14, 2020
3 new mango varieties to tickle the taste buds
Researchers at Bangladesh Agricultural University’s (BAU) Germplasm Centre have developed three new varieties of mangoes this season.
March 30, 2020
Someshwari is being butchered
Violating a court directive, some unscrupulous people continue to illegally lift sand from the Someshwari river, posing a threat to ecological diversity.
March 23, 2020
A cultural workshop for indigenous children held at Mymensingh
A five-day cultural workshop for indigenous children, held at Indigenous Cultural Academy auditorium in Haluaghat, Mymensingh, concluded recently.