3,000 Phulbaria women turn hogla leaf crafts into source of income
Earn up to Tk 12,000 a month
18 September 2025, 06:37 AM
Traffic chaos plagues Trishal
For over two decades, unchecked encroachment by roadside vendors and illegal three-wheeler stands has been causing severe traffic congestion at Darirampur Bus Stand on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Trishal upazila, leaving thousands of commuters to suffer daily.
13 September 2025, 21:25 PM
150-year-old printing press left to decay
The remains of a printing press, believed to be around 150 years old, have been left abandoned for decades near Mrittunjoy School in Mymensingh.
28 August 2025, 22:21 PM
Dhobaura–M’singh road in a sorry state
The 30-kilometre stretch from Mymensingh’s Dhobaura to Tarakanda has become almost unusable, causing immense suffering for thousands of people who travel on the road.
22 August 2025, 22:07 PM
Mymensingh Hi-Tech Park construction stalls mid-way
The park, being built on seven acres of land in Mymensingh city, is expected to be a significant milestone in Bangladesh's ICT sector
28 July 2025, 11:21 AM
Ethnic cultural academy: Tk 10.81cr facility lies unused since inauguration
The Ethnic Cultural Academy in Haluaghat upazila of Mymensingh has remained non-operational for the past six years since its inauguration.
5 July 2025, 23:46 PM
Abdul Aziz: A silent pillar of the Language Movement
The days of the movement for mother language are a priceless treasure for 91-year-old Abdul Aziz, a retired school teacher.
21 February 2025, 04:49 AM
Hoomguti Khela / A rural game that withstood the test of time
In Phulbaria upazila of Mymensingh, the shivering cold of winter couldn’t dampen the spirit of hundreds who gathered in Laxmipur to witness a spectacle of heritage.
16 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Muktagacha Zamindar Bari: A palace in ruins for lack of care
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.
3 November 2023, 05:14 AM
Small furniture makers up the creek
Small wooden furniture businesses in Bangladesh are facing a deep financial crisis as the demand for their products has fallen drastically, according to market players.
30 May 2023, 04:00 AM
Courier companies take over footpaths
In urban areas, traffic jam is generally triggered by some common factors, which general people sometimes tolerate for their own interest.
7 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Damaged embankment threatens croplands
Hundreds of farmers in Netrakona’s Kalmakanda and Barhatta upazilas are facing a serious threat, as several damaged parts of the 10-kilometre-long flood-protection embankment, stretching from Ambari to Hirakanda of Kalmakanda’s Pogla union, are yet to be completely repaired.
5 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Cheap and durable, cane products hold huge potential
Though plastic, plywood and board furniture have captured the market, the demand for those made from cane has not disappeared completely
26 February 2023, 04:00 AM
Muktagacha BSCIC plots left untouched for 32 years
The development of an industrial area in Muktagacha upazila of Mymensingh has barely begun even though more than three decades have passed since the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) initiated the plan.
13 February 2023, 03:00 AM
Bamboo craftsmen being battered by higher input costs
Life has become exceedingly difficult for craftsmen that make different bamboo products used in agriculture and fishing as production costs have soared in recent years.
26 January 2023, 03:30 AM
Entrepreneurs fret over lack of gas connection
Azizul Haque Talukder, the proprietor of Mahi Taj Iron Industries, began running his factory at the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industry Corporation (BSCIC) estate in Netrakona in 2009 in the hopes that he would get a gas connection soon.
25 December 2022, 05:00 AM
Terry towel makers taking their products abroad
Terry towel makers at an industrial estate of the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) in Kishoreganj have shrugged off the coronavirus-induced economic downturn as production has reached pre-pandemic levels amid growing orders from abroad.
13 December 2022, 04:00 AM
Mymensingh BSCIC: Businesses irked by rising costs of raw materials
Businesses at the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industry Corporation’s (BSCIC) industrial estate in Mymensingh are feeling the bite of higher raw material costs coupled with rampant load-shedding, according to various entrepreneurs.
7 November 2022, 02:40 AM
Land port in Mymensingh to operate in full swing soon
The Gubrakura-Karaitali land port in Haluaghat upazila of Mymensingh could go into full-fledged operation next month as the construction of all necessary infrastructure was completed last month, according to officials.
30 October 2022, 02:30 AM
Country’s first commercial crocodile farm eyes revival
The country’s first commercial crocodile venture, The Reptiles Farm Ltd, is now making efforts to bounce back from the pandemic-induced business slowdown, riding on the exports of crocodiles and skins.
14 October 2022, 02:10 AM
Small fish with big potential
The Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute (BFRI) has conserved and improved 37 domesticated varieties of freshwater fish over the past 30 years, bringing hopes that endangered breeds can be preserved to satisfy both local and global demand.
5 October 2022, 02:50 AM
Will their thirst be ever quenched?
There seems to be no let-up in the sufferings of the Hajong people for pure drinking water. The century-old suffering of the indigenous people living in Netrakona’s Kalmakanda upazila is yet to be mitigated despite umpteen pledges of the public representatives.
5 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Price hike of fish feed keeps farmers in trouble
The rising cost of fish feed has dealt a fresh blow to thousands of aquaculturists in Mymensingh who had only just started recovering from the coronavirus fallout as transportation and other facilities returned to normal after economic activities resumed.
5 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Boro on 700 hectares submerged
Hundreds of haor farmers in Sunamganj, Netrakona and Kishoreganj are left distraught after about 700 hectares of paddy fields became inundated in the last four days.
3 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Farmers turn to sunflowers for a decent profit
Farmers across Bangladesh are more inclined than ever to cultivate sunflowers as an alternative to traditional paddy crops that do not offer much profit.
7 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Feeding the unfed
Nree Foundation, a voluntary organisation based in Sherpur, has been serving daily lunch to the unfed people since August last year to alleviate the impact of coronavirus pandemic. The programme titled “Food for the Hungry” has come as a respite for the destitute.
7 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Brahmaputra dying a slow death
For the longest river in the country, the Brahmaputra is in quite the awful state. Years of rampant river grabbing and sand lifting has put its existence in such a crisis that even its tributaries are in danger today.
20 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Bringing animals back from the edge
Netrakona’s Durgapur upazila is home to a forest area that stretches across both sides of the border with India. Also known as Susang Durgapur, it plays host to a diversity of wild animals.
5 November 2021, 18:00 PM