Aminul Islam

Growers are facing trouble in retting raw jute as a lack of rainfall has reduced the availability of natural waterbodies, affecting the quality of the eco-friendly fibre being produced, according to farmers.

The century-old Shambhuganj Bazar in Mymensingh bears all the characteristics of a village market.

The birth of a baby is among the happiest moments in a parent’s life. But for Ratna Begum, her happiness was short-lived: she died soon after.

Continuing to brave the blows delivered by the Covid-19 pandemic that has lasted over two years, cricket coaching academies in Mymensingh are still struggling to impart their expertise.

The business centering dried fish, which has a huge demand in the domestic market, has created wide employment opportunities for hundreds of families in haor areas of Kishoreganj.

The Gubrakura and Karaitali land ports in Haluaghat upazila of Mymensingh that connect Bangladesh with India are yet to become fully operational despite being opened about 10 years ago.

A Sherpur court yesterday sent two arrestees to jail in a case filed over raping a mother and her 13-year-old daughter.

Two chicken varieties developed by Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) scientists have the potentials to usher in a new era in poultry farming. Developed from native chicken germplasm, they grow quickly, consume very little and are disease-resistant.

Shamima Akter Sumi, popularly known as Kabya Sumi Sarker, is a poet and prominent social worker in Mymensingh. Over the years, she has increasingly involved herself with multiple initiatives to support all who need help.

The Covid-19 vaccines have reached Mymensingh, but the health officials of the division are racing against time to complete the training of field level workers and raise mass awareness among people to join the mass inoculation campaign.

Mymensingh Riders beat Mymensingh Thunders to clinch the title of the Mymensingh Premier League (MPL), the first 100-ball cricket tournament of the country, at the district’s Circuit House Ground today.

Almost a week has passed since the brutal murder of Swechchasebak League leader Masudur Rahman Shuvra. His wife, Tahrima Akter Chumki, is still in shock and cannot stop wailing for her late husband.

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 rhythmic sound around this time of the year, ahead of Durga Puja.

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 with flash floods.

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 matter.

The number of patients at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH) is gradually increasing following the withdrawal of shutdown last month.

Ali Yusuf is always there to lend a helping hand.

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 on May 31.

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 wished to see out his last days finally free from the grips of poverty.

Researchers at Bangladesh Agricultural University’s (BAU) Germplasm Centre have developed three new varieties of mangoes this season.