Mymensingh ( bn, ময়মনসিংহ) is the capital of
Mymensingh Division
Mymensingh Division ( bn, ময়মনসিংহ বিভাগ) is one of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of and a population of 11,370,000 as of the 2011 census. It was created in 2015 from districts prev ...
,
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
. Located on the bank of
Brahmaputra River
The Brahmaputra is a trans-boundary river which flows through Tibet, northeast India, and Bangladesh. It is also known as the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan, the Siang/Dihang River in Arunachali, Luit in Assamese, and Jamuna River in Bangla. It ...
, about north of the national capital
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...
, it is a major financial center and educational hub of north-central Bangladesh. The city was constituted by the
British East India Company
The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and Southea ...
on 1 May,1787.
Mymensingh is the 8th administrative divisional headquarter and 12th city corporation of Bangladesh. According to
Ministry of Public Administration
The Ministry of Public Administration () (abbreviated as MoPa) is primarily responsible for management of public administration in Bangladesh.
Present minister is Sheikh Hasina Wazed and Minister of State is Farhad Hossain.
Present Senior secre ...
, Mymensingh is ranked 4th in district status. The density of Mymensingh city is 44,458/km
2 (115,150/sq mi) which is the second most densely populated city in Bangladesh. Mymensingh attracts 25 percent of
health tourists visiting Bangladesh. Mymensingh is the anglicized pronunciation of the original name ''Momen Singh'', referring to a Muslim ruler called
Shah Momin or Momin Singh, an ethnic Bengali Muslim ruler.
[Iffat Ara, 'Mymensingh-er Etihash', ''Dwitiyo Chinta'', 1989, Mymensingh, Bangladesh] Its elevation is over 19 m above sea level, the highest of Bangladesh's major cities. Mymensingh is close to
Tura, a city in
Meghalaya
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from the Gobrakura Land Port.
Mymensingh related with old
Brahmaputra river
The Brahmaputra is a trans-boundary river which flows through Tibet, northeast India, and Bangladesh. It is also known as the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan, the Siang/Dihang River in Arunachali, Luit in Assamese, and Jamuna River in Bangla. It ...
, handcrafted duvet called ''Nakshikantha'' ( bn, নকশীকাঁথা) and a rural ballad called
Maimansingha Gitika
Maimansingha Gitika ( bn, মৈমনসিংহ গীতিকা), en, Maimansingha Ballads), is a collection of folk ballads from the region of Mymensingh, Bangladesh. They were published in English as ''Eastern Bengal Ballads''. Dinesh Cha ...
. The cadet college established in
Tangail
Tangail ( bn, টাঙ্গাইল, ), is a major city within the Dhaka Division in central Bangladesh. It sits on the bank of the Louhajang River, north-west of Dhaka, the nation's capital. It is considered to be the main urban area of ...
in 1963 was called Momenshahi Cadet College. The city is known for educational institutions.
History
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Mymensingh is one of the sixteen old districts of Bangladesh which was constituted by the
British East India Company
The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and Southea ...
on 1 May 1787. Being more than 220 years old, Mymensingh has a rich cultural and political history. In the beginning, Begunbari was chosen as the headquarters of the district. However, the district headquarters was relocated to Mymensingh when Begunbari devastated by a flash flood. Earlier Mymensingh was called Nasirabad,
after
Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah
Nāsir ad-Dīn Naṣrat Shāh ( bn, নাসিরউদ্দীন নুসরত শাহ, fa, ناصر الدین نصرت شاه; r. 1519–1533), also known as Nusrat Shah, was the second Sultan of Bengal belonging to the Hussain Shahi ...
. During the
British Raj
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* it is also called Crown rule in India,
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or Direct rule in India,
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most of the inhabitants of the town were
Hindus
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. During the British, this district was ruled by Banik Zamindars who moved to India during
Partition
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.
From the early 20th century
Muslims
Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abraha ...
moved into town. Since then this city has played an important role as a centre for secularism. The
Vidyamoyee Uccha Balika Bidyalaya and
Muminunnesa Women's College have played a great role in educating Bengali Muslim women. A majority of first-generation successful Bangladeshi women have attended these schools and colleges, including the first woman justice of the High Court of Bangladesh, Justice
Nazmun Ara Sultana
Nazmun Ara Sultana (born July 8, 1950) first woman in Bangladesh to serve as head of an Appellate Division bench in Supreme Court. Supreme Court, the apex court that gives a final verdict in the country's judicial system. Nazmun Ara Sultana took ...
. However, many Hindu families left Bangladesh during the partition of India in 1947. A second spell of Exodus took place following the Indo-Pak war of 1965. Many people born and raised Mymensingh have left for West Bengal since the 1960s. The exodus continues albeit at a slower pace. On 1 December 1969, Tangail subdivision was separated from Mymensingh and a new District of Tangail was formed. Then in 1977 another new district Jamalpur (including Sherpur) was formed.
The nine-month liberation war of Bangladesh started on 27 March 1971. Mymensingh remained free from the occupation army until 23 April 1971. Pakistani occupation forces deserted Mymensingh on 10 December, and
Mukti Bahini
The Mukti Bahini ( bn, মুক্তিবাহিনী, translates as 'freedom fighters', or liberation army), also known as the Bangladesh Forces, was the guerrilla resistance movement consisting of the Bangladeshi military, paramilitary ...
took over on 11 December, just five days ahead of the victory of Dhaka on 16 December.
Geography and climate
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The city has no officially defined geographical limits. Since the 1980s the city has expanded with fast urbanisation. Mymensingh city is clearly marked by the old
Brahmaputra River
The Brahmaputra is a trans-boundary river which flows through Tibet, northeast India, and Bangladesh. It is also known as the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan, the Siang/Dihang River in Arunachali, Luit in Assamese, and Jamuna River in Bangla. It ...
flowing along its north.
Shambhuganj is situated on the other side of the Brahmaputra, connected by the Shambhuganj Bridge. Other ends of the city are marked respectively by the beginning of the Agricultural University campus, the Medical College, Army cantonment and, finally, Sultanabad, a township built for the followers of
Aga Khan
Aga Khan ( fa, آقاخان, ar, آغا خان; also transliterated as ''Aqa Khan'' and ''Agha Khan'') is a title held by the Imām of the Nizari Ismāʿīli Shias. Since 1957, the holder of the title has been the 49th Imām, Prince Shah Karim ...
. A railway line connecting
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...
with northern districts, built between 1885 and 1899, passes through the city and divides it into two sides.
The climate of Mymensingh is a little cooler than Dhaka, as it is closer to the
Himalayas
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, and sufficient to be a monsoon-influenced
humid subtropical climate
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(
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''Cwa'') instead of a
tropical savanna
Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands is a terrestrial biome defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature. The biome is dominated by grass and/or shrubs located in semi-arid to semi-humid climate regions of subtropical and t ...
or
tropical monsoon climate
An area of tropical monsoon climate (occasionally known as a sub-equatorial, tropical wet climate or a tropical monsoon and trade-wind littoral climate) is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification category ...
as found further south in Bangladesh. The
monsoon
A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal oscil ...
starts in May or June and continues till August. It rains heavily and sometimes for days and weeks. During the monsoon, the temperature varies between . The temperature falls below in winter which is spread over December and January and may well include November and February. The highest temperature is felt during April–May period, when it mat rrach as high as . High
humidity
Humidity is the concentration of water vapor present in the air. Water vapor, the gaseous state of water, is generally invisible to the human eye. Humidity indicates the likelihood for precipitation, dew, or fog to be present.
Humidity depe ...
causes heavy sweating during this period. For western travelers, the best time to visit is between November and February.
Administration
Mymensingh is the headquarter of one of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. Divisional Commissioner, who is the administrative chief of Mymensingh Division, DIG for Mymensingh division and other divisional civil servants have their own offices in the city, which functions as part of the government administrative setup. Deputy Commissioner (DC) who is the administrative chief of Mymensingh District, Civil Surgeon and other district level civil servants have their offices in the city.
One mayor and ward commissioners are elected for five-year terms by direct votes.
Mymensingh City Corporation
Mymensingh City Corporation is the municipal government of the city of Mymensingh, Bangladesh. The city is located about north of Dhaka, the capital of the country.
Mymensingh Municipality was upgraded to a city corporation, the country's 12th, ...
is responsible for all the administrative work related to city governance.
Economy
![Hotel Al-Rifat in Chorpara Mymensingh](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Hotel_Al-Rifat_in_Chorpara_Mymensingh.JPG)
Historically, Mymensingh district was known for
jute
Jute is a long, soft, shiny bast fiber that can be spun into coarse, strong threads. It is produced from flowering plants in the genus ''Corchorus'', which is in the mallow family Malvaceae. The primary source of the fiber is ''Corchorus olit ...
production which was termed 'golden fibre' due to revenue it generated as a cash crop. Due to the high demand for
polythene bag
Polyethylene or polythene (abbreviated PE; IUPAC name polyethene or poly(methylene)) is the most commonly produced plastic. It is a polymer, primarily used for packaging (plastic bags, plastic films, geomembranes and containers including bott ...
s and other economic reasons, the jute industry has significantly declined. As Mymensingh is the capital of Mymensingh Division, government employees make up a large percentage of the city's workforce. Mymensingh also has a large unskilled and semi-skilled labour population, who primarily earn their livelihood as hawkers, Rickshaw pullers, taxi drivers, mechanics and other such professions. Agriculture is the most important sector contributing to GDP, followed by the growing service sector in the city. The increasing demand for fish in the local and global markets has generated a new opportunity for local fishermen as well as businessmen to exploit fishing in Mymensingh, and today it is very important to the economy. People have changed their paddy fields to ponds and are cultivating fish.
Prawns
Prawn is a common name for small aquatic crustaceans with an exoskeleton and ten legs (which is a member of the order decapoda), some of which can be eaten.
The term "prawn"Mortenson, Philip B (2010''This is not a weasel: a close look at nature ...
, sometimes reaching a very large size in the winter, are sold in Mymensingh in great numbers.
The entire area between Durgabari Road, and Maharaja Road comprises the traditional shopping area. There are places like Ganginarpar, Boro Bazaar, Choto Bazaar, Mechua Bazaar within this area. There are spots like Jilapi Patty which is for making and selling jilapi. The main road from Notunbazar to the railway station & C.K. Ghosh Road to Charpara hosts a number of shops for manufactured products and clothing.
Public utilities
City centre
The city center of Mymensingh is along the Ganginarpar Road, which is known as the vein or life line of Mymensingh city. Some more busy area of the city are Chorpara Moor, Town Hall Moor, Zero Point Moor & Bridge Moor.
Cuisine
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The staple food is plain rice with a
curry
A curry is a dish with a sauce seasoned with spices, mainly associated with South Asian cuisine. In southern India, leaves from the curry tree may be included.
There are many varieties of curry. The choice of spices for each dish in tradit ...
of fish or meat. Normally people start with fried or steamed vegetable and
dal
In Indian cuisine, ''dal'' (also spelled ''daal'' or ''dhal''; pronunciation: , Hindi: दाल, Urdu: ) are dried, split pulses (e.g., lentils, peas, and beans) that do not require soaking before cooking. India is the largest producer of p ...
, a kind of
lentil
The lentil (''Lens culinaris'' or ''Lens esculenta'') is an edible legume. It is an annual plant known for its lens-shaped seeds. It is about tall, and the seeds grow in pods, usually with two seeds in each. As a food crop, the largest pro ...
soup. Often people squeeze a citron slice or take additional salt while eating and add fresh
shallots
The shallot is a botanical variety (a cultivar) of the onion. Until 2010, the (French red) shallot was classified as a separate species, ''Allium ascalonicum''. The taxon was synonymized with ''Allium cepa'' (the common onion) in 2010, as the d ...
and
green pepper as seasoning. Traditional snacks and savouries include seasonal
pitha
Pithas are a variety of food similar to pancakes, dumplings or fritters, originating from the Indian subcontinent, common in Bangladesh and India. Pitha can be sweet or savoury, and usually made from a dough or batter, which is then steamed, fri ...
of various kinds, ''dal-puri'', and
shingara
A samosa () or singara is a fried Indian pastry with a savory filling, including ingredients such as spiced potatoes, onions, and peas. It may take different forms, including triangular, cone, or half-moon shapes, depending on the region. Samo ...
. Home made desserts include
Khyr, ''Payesh'' and ''Shemai''. Sweets soaked in syrup of sugar, such as ''Jilapi'', are mostly bought from shops.
Pan, a digestive made out of
betel nut
The betel (''Piper betle'') is a vine of the family Piperaceae, which includes pepper and kava. The betel plant is native to Southeast Asia. It is an evergreen, dioecious perennial, with glossy heart-shaped leaves and white catkins. Betel plan ...
s, spices, tobacco, and certain other ingredients are eaten by many people, some of which consume it with aromatic ''Dzorda''. For dinner or lunch, a simple formula is to prepare "
khichuri
''Khichdi'' or ''khichri'' (, , , , Odia language, Odia: ଖେଚୁଡି) is a dish in South Asian cuisine made of rice and lentils (''dal'') with numerous variations. Variations include Pearl millet, ''bajra'' and Mung bean, mung ''dal ...
", the broth of rice and lentils, seasoned with spices, and served with
chutney
A chutney is a spread in the cuisines of the Indian subcontinent. Chutneys are made in a wide variety of forms, such as a tomato relish, a ground peanut garnish, yogurt or curd, cucumber, spicy coconut, spicy onion or mint dipping sauce.
...
or
pickles
Pickles may refer to:
Dogs
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* Pickles (pickleball), a dog often cited as the name origin for the sport of pickleball
* Mr. Pickles, the titular demonic dog in an ...
.
Ghee
Ghee is a type of clarified butter, originating from India. It is commonly used in India for cooking, as a traditional medicine, and for religious rituals.
Description
Ghee is typically prepared by simmering butter, which is churned from c ...
(butter) may be spread just before eating. The meal may end with sweet
curd
Curd is obtained by coagulating milk in a sequential process called curdling. It can be a final dairy product or the first stage in cheesemaking. The coagulation can be caused by adding rennet or any edible acidic substance such as lemon ...
.
Muri (puffed rice),
chira (flattened rice) and
khoi
Khoekhoen (singular Khoekhoe) (or Khoikhoi in the former orthography; formerly also '' Hottentots''"Hottentot, n. and adj." ''OED Online'', Oxford University Press, March 2018, www.oed.com/view/Entry/88829. Accessed 13 May 2018. Citing G. S. ...
(popped rice) are substitutes for rice. They are eaten with
gur (
jaggery
Jaggery is a traditional non-centrifugal cane sugar consumed in the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and Africa. It is a concentrated product of cane juice and often date or palm sap without separation of the molasses and crystals, and can ...
) which is a kind of unrefined sugar. They may be mixed with yogurt or milk before eaten.
People use only the right hand for eating.
Religion
Mosques, temples, and churches
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Mymensingh is one of the cities in Bangladesh where Muslims, Christians and Hindus band together. All types of festivals of these religions as well as others like
Pahela Boishakh are celebrated throughout the city. The greatest ones are the
Eids. During the
Durga Puja
Durga Puja ( bn, দুর্গা পূজা), also known as Durgotsava or Sharodotsava, is an annual Hindu festival originating in the Indian subcontinent which reveres and pays homage to the Hindu goddess Durga and is also celebrated ...
the whole city is decorated with lights, gates and flowers. Many tourists visit the city at this time. Some Christian families also live in Mymensingh mainly at the place called "Vati-Kashore".
Anjuman Eid-gah Maidan
Under the auspices of the governor of East Pakistan
Abdul Monem Khan
Abdul Monem Khan (28 July 1899 – 13 October 1971) was a Pakistani politician who was the longest serving governor of East Pakistan during 1962–1969.
Early life and education
Khan was born in Humayunpur village of Bajitpur Upazila, Kishoreg ...
, the prayer ground was established in 1962 on of land, including a pond. Every year congregation of
Eid ul-Fitr
, nickname = Festival of Breaking the Fast, Lesser Eid, Sweet Eid, Sugar Feast
, observedby = Muslims
, type = Islamic
, longtype = Islamic
, significance = Commemoration to mark the end of fasting in Ramadan
, dat ...
and
Eid ul-Adha
Eid al-Adha () is the second and the larger of the two main holidays celebrated in Islam (the other being Eid al-Fitr). It honours the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son Ismail (Ishmael) as an act of obedience to Allah's comm ...
are held here in the morning. The prayer ground is walled on sides with coconut trees growing. This place was used to accommodate the Elephants of Maharaj Surya Kanta Acharya in colonial time.
Durga Bari Temple
Durga Bari Temple is one of the main religious centers for the Hindus living in Mymensingh. It is situated in the Durga Bari Road. Hindu Goddess
Durga Devi
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Durga's legend centres around comb ...
is worshiped here.
Kirtan
Kirtana ( sa, कीर्तन; ), also rendered as Kirtan, is a Sanskrit word that means "narrating, reciting, telling, describing" of an idea or story, specifically in Indian religions. It also refers to a genre of religious performance arts ...
is recited in the temple throughout the week.
Ramakrishna Math and Mission
Ramakrishna Ashrama of Mymensingh is situated at 182, Ramakrishna Mission Road.
Ramakrishna Math
Ramakrishna Math is the administrative legal organization of the Ramakrishna Order, considered part of the Hindu reform movements. It was set up by sanyasin disciples of Ramakrishna Paramhansa headed by Swami Vivekananda at Baranagar Math in Bar ...
is a monastic organisation for men brought into existence by
Sri Ramakrishna
Ramakrishna Paramahansa ( bn, রামকৃষ্ণ পরমহংস, Ramôkṛṣṇo Pôromohôṅso; , 18 February 1836 – 16 August 1886),——— — also spelled Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, born Gadadhar Chattopadhyaya,, was an In ...
.
St Patrick's Cathedral Church
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mymensingh is a diocese located in the city of Mymensingh in the Ecclesiastical province of Dhaka in Bangladesh. Bishop Ponen Paul Kubi, CSC, DD is head of the Diocese of Mymensingh. Most of the people in this diocese are from Garo tribal community. Bishop is also a Garo tribal. A total of 76,047 Catholics and 6665 Protestant Christians live here. People are employed as farmers and day laborers in rural areas, and many people live in cities as migrant workers.
Mymensingh Baptist Church
The Mymensingh Baptist Church is located near to the town hall.
St. Andrew Bessette Catholic Church, Diglakona Mymensingh catholic Diocese
inauguration and Blessing Ceremony of St. Andre Bessette Church took place at Diglakona Parish under Mymensingh Catholic Diocese on February 10, 2022. We express our sincere thanks and gratitude to Ms. Carol Andrejasich, Holy Cross Mission Centre, USA, and other Donors.
BCSM is a Movement of Catholic students in Bangladesh
We are Mymensingh Unit try to provide different information regarding BCSM & Mymenisingh Youth Commission.
Landmarks
The Old Town Hall, built by Maharaja Surya Kanta Acharyya had hosted thousands of drama, meeting and cultural functions since 1878. The age old Town Hall was demolished in 2006 and is being rebuilt by the Mymensingh Pourashava.
Bangladesh Parishad, situated at Chhoto Bazar Road, the regional centre of Pakistan Council in Mymensingh, set up in 1969, came to be known as Bangladesh Parishad after establishment of Bangladesh in 1971. It was a government institution under the Ministry of Information and housed a public library with a collection of books and magazines. The library has 35,656 volumes on all subjects. It also had a hall to hold literary and cultural functions. Till the 1980s, Bangladesh Parishad was a hub of cultural activity of post-liberation Mymensingh. It was most active in the late 1970s when Ashraf Ali Khan was its chief executive.
Shishu Academy was set up under the initiative of president
Ziaur Rahman
Lt. General Ziaur Rahman (19 January 1936 – 30 May 1981), was a Bangladeshi military officer and politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 1977 to 1981. He was assassinated on 30 May 1981 in Chittagong in an army coup d' ...
in 1980. Its Mymensingh office was opened in the 1990s.
The first Shahid Minar was built in 1958 on crossing of the Amrita Babu Road, close Mymensingh Pourashava. It was relocated to the Town Hall premises around the mid-1990s.
Amarabati Natya Mandir was the first theatre built in the heart of Mymensingh town in the 1930s. Later it was converted into a cinema named Chayabani. The Town Hall became the sole venue for staging a play or drama. ''Bahubrihi'' is one of the drama circles that has played a key role in sustaining the drama movement in Mymensingh since the 1970s.
Singing was part of daily life for most people since the 19th century. Mithun Dey and Sunil Dhar were two local music teachers since the 1960s. Sunil Dhar established a music school at Atharo Bari Building in the 1980s. Folk Ballads:
Maimansingha Gitika
Maimansingha Gitika ( bn, মৈমনসিংহ গীতিকা), en, Maimansingha Ballads), is a collection of folk ballads from the region of Mymensingh, Bangladesh. They were published in English as ''Eastern Bengal Ballads''. Dinesh Cha ...
. There are three cinema halls in Mymensingh town. Most of these halls are very old but still in operation. Cable TV connectivity was launched in 1999 and together with DVD and
VCR
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, most people now prefer home entertainment With Dish Cable Line. However, on special occasions such as
Eid, new year,
Puja, and other vacations, people still watch movies in the cinema halls. Aloka was the oldest cinema hall, which was demolished in 2006 to make a modern shopping and residential complex. Other cinema halls are Chayabani, Purabi and Shena-Auditorium.
Muslim Institute library is a public library which was established in 1934. The Bangladesh Parishad library has died down since the 1980s. The local Bar also has a library of its own rich in legal books and journals.
![Sculpture5 in TTC Mymensingh](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Sculpture5_in_TTC_Mymensingh.JPG)
The "Alexandar Castle" or "Lohar Kutir" as it is locally known, is where Maharaja Surya Kanta Acharya invited Grand Duke Boris of Russia and General Sir George White, and built it for his stay and a same Russian styled also built by the Ponni of Tangail.
Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore (; bn, রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter. He resh ...
also was in Alexandra castle for participating a citizen gathering. This earthquake-proof steel and timber building was built after his much vaunted "Crystal Palace" or "Rang Mahal" as it was locally known, was destroyed by the Great Bengal Earthquake of 12 June 1897. Subsequently, "Soshi Lodge" or "Mymensingh Palace" was built at the site of "Rang Mahal". However Maharaja Surya Kanta died before "Soshi Lodge" could be completed. It was completed by Maharaja Soshi Kanta Acharyya. Both the buildings had once contained innumerable works of art, artefacts, sculptures and antiques collected from all over the world. Both these buildings have been declared as National Heritage Monuments. But unplanned development already damaged the scenario of rare Russian architecture in this country.
Bipin Park is a small park near Boro Bazaar right on the Brahmaputra River.
;Museums
The
Mymensingh Museum
Mymensingh Museum ( bn, ময়মনসিংহ জাদুঘর) is located at the bagan bari ("garden house") of zamindar Madan Babu at 17 Amrita Babu Road, Mymensingh, Bangladesh. The museum, which began as an important regional institut ...
was established in 1969.Though its collection comes from the palaces of zamindars of the greater Mymensingh region, it lacks proper preservation.
![Jainul Abedin Museum](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Jainul_Abedin_Museum.jpg)
The
Zainul Abedin Museum
Zainul Shah Ali Abedin Sangrahashala (alternate: Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin Sangrahashala; translation: "Great Teacher of the Arts" Zainul Abedin "Art Gallery") is an art museum in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Established in 1975, it contains the col ...
was established in a house on the Brahmaputra River in 1975. The art gallery includes the paintings of
Zainul Abedin
Zainul Abedin (29 December 1914 – 28 May 1976) was a Bangladeshi painter born in Mymensingh, East Bengal, British India (now Bangladesh). He became well known in 1944 through his series of paintings depicting some of the great famines in ...
, a pioneer of the country's modern art movement, as well as an art school, art cottage, and open-air stage.
The
Fish Museum & Biodiversity Center, also known as FMBC, is operated by
Bangladesh Agricultural University
Bangladesh Agricultural University ( bn, বাংলাদেশ কৃষি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, ''Bangladesh Krishi Bishshobiddalôe''), abbreviated as BAU, was established in 1961. The university has 43 departments.
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Sports
The "Panditparar Math" is a vast field on the bank of the Brahmaputra, in front of the Circuit House, which is used by the sports persons of the city. It has produced many notable cricket players like ''Prabir Kumar Sen'', one of the few wicket keepers to stump
Don Bradman
Sir Donald George Bradman, (27 August 1908 – 25 February 2001), nicknamed "The Don", was an Australian international cricketer, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time. Bradman's career Test batting average of 99.94 has bee ...
and ''Hemanga Bose''. The former vice captain of
Bangladesh national cricket team
The Bangladesh men's national cricket team ( bn, বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় ক্রিকেট দল), popularly known as The Tigers, is administered by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). It is a Full Member of the Inte ...
,
Mahmudullah
Mohammad Mahmudullah ( bn, মোহাম্মদ মাহমুদুল্লাহ; born 4 February 1986), also known as Riyad, is a Bangladeshi cricketer and former captain of the Bangladesh national cricket team in T20I. He has played ...
was born in this district and he served Bangladesh cricket team proudly.
Body building
Bodybuilding is the use of progressive resistance exercise to control and develop one's muscles (muscle building) by muscle hypertrophy for aesthetic purposes. It is distinct from similar activities such as powerlifting because it focuses o ...
has become a favourite pastime for many of the young adults of the town. The Muslim Institute has a well equipped gymnasium since the 1950s. Physician
Abdul Halim ʻAbd al-Ḥalīm (ALA-LC romanization of ar, عبد الحليم) is a male Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Ḥalīm'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which gives rise ...
was a renowned bodybuilder in the 1960s who became Mr. East Pakistan in a nationwide competition. ''Farhad Ahmed Kanchon'',who later became a Member of the Parliament in the late 1970s, was also a regular.
Education
![Mymensingh Politechnical Institute](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Mymensingh_Politechnical_Institute.JPG)
Many students come from other districts for education. The city contains a number of universities, colleges and schools, including:
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Cantonment Public School and College, Mymensingh
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Mymensingh Govt. College
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Muslim Girls High School And College, Mymensingh
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Notre Dame College, Mymensingh
Notre Dame College, Mymensingh ( bn, নটর ডেম কলেজ, ময়মনসিংহ), is a Catholic Church, Catholic higher secondary school in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. It was founded on 1 July 2014, and is named after Mother Mary.
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Bangladesh Agricultural University
Bangladesh Agricultural University ( bn, বাংলাদেশ কৃষি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, ''Bangladesh Krishi Bishshobiddalôe''), abbreviated as BAU, was established in 1961. The university has 43 departments.
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Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University
Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University ( bn, জাতীয় কবি কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a government-financed public university of Bangladesh. It is also known aJKK ...
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Mymensingh Medical College
Mymensingh Medical College ( bn, ময়মনসিংহ মেডিকেল কলেজ), formerly Lytton Medical School, is a public medical college and hospital in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. The institute was established in 1924 during the ...
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Mymensingh Engineering College
Mymensingh Engineering College ( bn, ময়মনসিংহ ইঞ্জিনিয়ারিং কলেজ), commonly referred to as MEC, is a fully public undergraduate engineering college in Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh, and was e ...
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Mymensingh Girls' Cadet College
Mymensingh Girls' Cadet College ( bn, ময়মনসিংহ গার্লস ক্যাডেট কলেজ) is a military high school for girls, located in Mymensingh town, Bangladesh, near Charpara. It was the first girls' cade ...
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Ananda Mohan College
Government Ananda Mohan College is a higher secondary school and National University, Bangladesh affiliated college in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. One of the oldest educational premises in South Asia, the institute was established in 1883 by Anand ...
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Muminunnesa Women's College
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Shahid Syed Nazrul Islam College
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Mymensingh Polytechnic Institute
Mymensingh Polytechnic Institute ( bn, ময়মনসিংহ পলিটেকনিক ইন্সটিটিউট) or MPI is a polytechnic institute in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, established in 1963.
History
Mymensingh Polytechnic Inst ...
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Agricultural University College, Mymensingh
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Women Teachers Training College
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Royal Media College
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Mymensingh Zilla School
Mymensingh Zilla School, also known as MZS, is a boys' public secondary school.The school was established on 3 November, 1853 as Hardinge School
during British Raj.It has its own century old reputation for providing quality education and producing ...
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Vidyamoyee Sarkari Balika Uccha Bidyalaya
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Govt. Laboratory High School, Mymensingh
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Mukul Niketon High School
Transportation
![MymensinghRailway](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/MymensinghRailway.jpg)
The distance from Mymensingh to Dhaka is about from the
Mohakhali Mohakhali is a neighborhood of Dhaka city, the capital of Bangladesh.
Events
Korail Slum
The Korea Railroad Corporation ( Korean: 한국철도공사, Hanja: ), branded as KORAIL (코레일, officially changed to in November 2019), is t ...
bus stop. The city was linked with Dhaka after the railway lines were connected around 1865. The road link to Dhaka was via
Tangail
Tangail ( bn, টাঙ্গাইল, ), is a major city within the Dhaka Division in central Bangladesh. It sits on the bank of the Louhajang River, north-west of Dhaka, the nation's capital. It is considered to be the main urban area of ...
until the president ordered the completion of the half-finished
N3 national highway between Dhaka and Mymensingh via
Bhaluka. In 2012, the bus fare in the city was around TK.100–220 (US$1.45–$2.75) per person. However,
rickshaw
A rickshaw originally denoted a two- or three-wheeled passenger cart, now known as a pulled rickshaw, which is generally pulled by one person carrying one passenger. The first known use of the term was in 1879. Over time, cycle rickshaws (also ...
and "Auto" is the main mode of transportation within the city area, and the growth of the number of cars is highly progressive. Three-wheelers started to ply toward the end of the 1990s.
Train is by far the cheapest means to get to Mymensingh:
Narayanganj-Bahadurabad Ghat Line. Apart from a number of local and direct trains, Ekota Express, Aghnibina Express, Tista Express, Brahmaputra Express, Jamuna Express and Balaka Express connect the town with the capital of Dhaka. Train fares range from 55 tk to 483 tk ($0.68 to $4) per person depending upon the class and the train itself. There are 7 Seat Categories. Shuvon 120 tk, Shuvon Chair 140 tk, First class Seat 185 tk, First class Birth 280 tk , Snigdha 271 tk, AC seat 322 tk, Ac Birth 483 tk. It takes almost or over 3 hours to reach Mymensingh from Dhaka by train. There are 3 main stopages station:
Dhaka Airport railway station,
Joydebpur
Gazipur ( bn, গাজীপুর) is a city in central Bangladesh. It is located in the Gazipur District. It is a major industrial city north of Dhaka. It is a hub for the textile industry in Bangladesh. Its other name is Joydebpur.
Demogra ...
and
Gafargaon Upazila
Gafargaon ( bn, গফরগাঁও) is an upazila of Mymensingh District in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
Geography
Gafargaon is located at . It has 73,130 households and total area 401.16 km2.
Trishal on the north, Nandail in ...
. All inter-city trains connect the city with Jamalpur town as well. Several local trains run between Mymensingh town to
Kishoreganj
Kishoreganj is a city and the headquarters of Kishoreganj District
Kishoreganj ( bn, কিশোরগঞ্জ) is a district in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. Earlier it was a Mohkuma (মহকুমা) under the Mymensingh district. It ...
and
Netrokona
Netrokona ( bn, নেত্রকোনা) is a major town and District headquarter in Netrokona District in the Mymensingh Division, division of Mymensingh. It is the largest town and urban centre of Netrokona District.
References
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.From 2012 a special train started from Mymensingh to "Bongobondhu Jamuna Shetu" named "Dholesshori Express". Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was present there at the starting day of the new train. The Haor Express train is popular among passengers who visit from Mohongonj(Netrokona) to Dhaka via Mymensingh. Some years ago, a special train called 'Demu Train" started at the route Mymensingh to Joydevpur (Gajipur).
Health care and cemeteries
Maharaja Suryakanata set up the first public hospital in Mymensingh along the river Brahmaputra. This is now a
leprosy
Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease (HD), is a long-term infection by the bacteria ''Mycobacterium leprae'' or ''Mycobacterium lepromatosis''. Infection can lead to damage of the nerves, respiratory tract, skin, and eyes. This nerve damag ...
hospital and now called the "S K Hospital."
Mymensingh Medical College
Mymensingh Medical College ( bn, ময়মনসিংহ মেডিকেল কলেজ), formerly Lytton Medical School, is a public medical college and hospital in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. The institute was established in 1924 during the ...
hospital was established in 1962 and is one of the oldest and biggest hospitals in Bangladesh. Since the end of the 1990s, private investment in the medical sector has gone up and a number of private hospitals of various sizes and clinics have been established. Situated over about of land, the Golkibari Cemetery is the largest Muslim cemetery of the town. There is another Muslim graveyard at Kalibari named Kalibari Gorosthan. The Hindu Shmoshanghat in Kewatkhali by the side of Brahmaputra railway bridge and the Christian cemetery of the colonial British are also present, and various other smaller cemeteries.
Media and literature
''
Bharat Mihir'' was one of the oldest newspapers published from Mymensingh in British India. Its publication commenced in 1875. After independence in 1971, ''Habibur Rahman Sheikh'' published in 1979 the first daily under the name and title ''Dainik Jahan'', following his decade-long trial with weekly ''Banglar Darpan'' which had been launched in 1972. He also published a women's monthly under the title ''Chandrakash'' for almost a decade. The other newspapers published from the city include ''Dainik Ajker Bangladesh'' and ''Dainik Ajker Khabar''.
Newspapers published from Dhaka came by train and was available around the noon till the 1980s. Hawkers riding bicycle would deliver newspapers from home to home by the afternoon. As the roadlink with Dhaka improved, buses were used for transportation of Dhaka newspapers. Now newspapers from Dhaka arrive Mymensingh by 9.00 in the morning and are delivered to homes by the noon.
''Mymensingh Press Club'', situated near ''Ganginarpar'' is a vibrant hub for the intellectuals, teachers, literature and cultural activists, in addition to media peoples. It hosts literary events, cultural functions and such other activities on a regular basis. Mymensingh Press Club was established towards the end of 1959. It was set up in course of a provincial conference of journalists and editors of the-then East Pakistan, held on 7–8 March 1959. Literary circles of note were ''Sahitya Sava'' and ''Troyodaosh Sammilini''. Earlier, in the 1960s, a leader of the ''Ahmadya community'', ''Ahmad Toufiq Chowdhury'', had set up printing press in his residence at Maharaja Road to bring out a periodic magazine entitled ''Writupatra''.
Poets Musharraf Karim and Farid Ahmed Dulal and writer
Iffat Ara are some of the important literary names from Mymensingh. In 1985, Ara set up a press in her own residence to bring out the monthly ''Dwitiyo Chinta''.
Notable people
Bengali scientist Sir
Jagadish Chandra Bose
Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose
(;, ; 30 November 1858 – 23 November 1937) was a biologist, physicist, Botany, botanist and an early writer of science fiction. He was a pioneer in the investigation of radio microwave optics, made significant contr ...
was born in Mymensingh on 30 November 1858. The name of Mymensingh is associated with people like anti-British leader Mahadev Sannyal, writer
Upendra Kishore Roychowdhury
Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury (12 May 1863 – 20 December 1915) was a Bengali writer and painter. One of his written book is ''Chotoder Shera Biggan Rochona Shongkolon''. He was the son-in-law of reformer Dwarkanath Ganguly. He was also an entr ...
,
Sukumar Ray
Sukumar Ray (; 30 October 1887 – 10 September 1923) was a Bengali writer and poet from the Indian subcontinent. He is remembered mainly for his writings for children. He was the son of children's story writer Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury and ...
and
Leela Majumdar
Leela Majumdar ( bn, লীলা মজুমদার ''Lila Mojumdar''), (26 February 1908 – 5 April 2007) was a Bengali writer.
Early life
Born to Surama Devi and Pramada Ranjan Ray (who was the younger brother of Upendra Kishor Ray Cho ...
, musician and a disciple of
Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore (; bn, রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter. He resh ...
, Shilpacharya
Zainul Abedin
Zainul Abedin (29 December 1914 – 28 May 1976) was a Bangladeshi painter born in Mymensingh, East Bengal, British India (now Bangladesh). He became well known in 1944 through his series of paintings depicting some of the great famines in ...
, novelist
Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay
Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay ( bn, শীর্ষেন্দু মুখোপাধ্যায়; born 2 November 1935) is a Bengali author from India. He has written stories for both adults and children. He is known for creating the relativel ...
who received early education in Mymensingh town,
Humayun Ahmed
Humayun Ahmed (; 13 November 1948 – 19 July 2012) was a Bangladeshi novelist, dramatist, screenwriter, filmmaker, songwriter, scholar, and professor. His breakthrough was his debut novel ''Nondito Noroke'' published in 1972. He wrote over 200 ...
a Bengali writer,
Mahmudul Hasan – Islamic Scholar,
P.C. Sorcar
Protul Chandra Sorcar (23 February 19136 January 1971) was an Indian magician. He was an internationally active magician throughout the 1950s and 1960s, performing his ''Indrajal'' show before live audiences and on television. Sorcar died of a ...
– magician,
Abul Fateh
Abul Fateh (16 May 1924 – 4 December 2010) was a Bangladeshi diplomat, statesman and Sufi who was one of the founding fathers of South Asian diplomacy after the Second World War, having been the founder and inaugural Director of Pakistan' ...
diplomat, statesman, Sufi, Liberation hero and the first Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh, acting president of Bangladesh during the war of liberation
Syed Nazrul Islam
Syed Nazrul Islam ( bn, সৈয়দ নজরুল ইসলাম, Soiyod Nozrul Islam; 1925 – 3 November 1975) was a Bangladeshi politician and a senior leader of the Awami League. During the Bangladesh Liberation War, he was declared a ...
in addition to three other presidents of the country, including, Justice
Abu Sayeed Chowdhury
Abu Sayeed Chowdhury (31 January 1921 – 2 August 1987) was a jurist and the President of Bangladesh. Besides that, he held the positions of the Chairmen of the United Nations Commission on Human rights, the vice-chancellor of the University ...
and
Shahabuddin Ahmed
Shahabuddin Ahmed (1 February 1930 – 19 March 2022) served as the President of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2001, and the Chief Justice of Bangladesh from 1990 to 1995. He previously served as the acting president during 1990–91 when Hussain Mu ...
. Politician and author
Abul Mansur Ahmed
Abul Mansur Ahmad ( bn, আবুল মনসুর আহমদ; 3 September 1898 – 18 March 1979), born Ahmad Ali Farazi ( bn, আহমদ আলী ফরাজী), was a Bangladeshi politician, writer, and journalist.
Ahmad began as an ...
, the-then Governor of
East Pakistan
East Pakistan was a Pakistani province established in 1955 by the One Unit Scheme, One Unit Policy, renaming the province as such from East Bengal, which, in modern times, is split between India and Bangladesh. Its land borders were with India ...
Abdul Monem Khan
Abdul Monem Khan (28 July 1899 – 13 October 1971) was a Pakistani politician who was the longest serving governor of East Pakistan during 1962–1969.
Early life and education
Khan was born in Humayunpur village of Bajitpur Upazila, Kishoreg ...
, educationist principal
Ibrahim Khan, poets
Nirmalendu Goon,
Helal Hafiz
Helal Hafiz (born 7 October 1948) is a Bangladeshi poet. He is considered a true representative of poets of his generation having certain creative traits in an age when his nation and countries in the neighbourhood witnessed dramatic transitions p ...
, and
Abid Azad
Abid Azad ( bn, আবিদ আজাদ; 16 November 1952 – 22 March 2005) was an eminent Bangladeshi poet, critic and literary editor. Azad was the author of 19 books of poetry including ''Ghaser Ghatana'' (1976), ''Amar Mon Kemon Kore'' (1 ...
, geologist
Subhrangsu Kanta Acharyya, writer
Jatin Sarker
Jatin Sarker (born 25 August 1935) is a Bengali intellectual, researcher and biographer of Bangladesh. He was awarded the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2008 for research and essays and Independence Day Award in 2010 for education. As of Septe ...
.
Golam Samdani Quraishy, writer, founder GS-BCUTA,
Shahid Akhand, Helena Khan,
Iffat Ara,
are associated with Mymensingh.
The
Oscar
Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to:
People
* Oscar (given name), an Irish- and English-language name also used in other languages; the article includes the names Oskar, Oskari, Oszkár, Óscar, and other forms.
* Oscar (Irish mythology), ...
-winning Indian filmmaker
Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray (; 2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an Indian director, screenwriter, documentary filmmaker, author, essayist, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligrapher, and music composer. One of the greatest auteurs of fil ...
and
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...
actress
Rani Mukerji
Rani Mukerji (pronounced ; born 21 March 1978) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. Noted for her versatility, she is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Rani Mukerji, multiple accolades, including seven Filmf ...
's family hail from Mymensingh.
Taslima Nasreen
Taslima Nasrin (born 25 August 1962) is a Bangladeshi-Swedish writer, physician, feminist, secular humanist, and activist. She is known for her writing on women's oppression and criticism of religion. Some of her books are banned in Bangladesh ...
, the feminist writer hails from the district as well.
Gallery
File:Shahid Minar in Mymensingh.JPG, Monument of the martyrs of the Language Movement in Mymensingh
File:Bangladesh Agriculture University.jpg, Bangladesh Agricultural University
File:Mymensingh power station 1.JPG, Mymensingh Power Station
File:Centre for Neuclear Medicine and Ultrasound.JPG, Centre for Nuclear Medicine and Ultrasound in MMCH
File:Town-hall-point.jpg, Town Hall Point
File:Mymensingh-1971 monument3.JPG, Mymensingh-1971 monument3
File:পুরাতন ব্রহ্মপুত্র নদ ময়মনসিংহ.jpg, Old Brahmaputra, Mymensingh
File:Payra Chattar-Mymensingh.jpg, Payra Chattar, A sculpture in Natun Bazar Moor, Sadar Mymensingh
References
Further reading
* Khan Mohammad Abdullah, ''Moymonsigh-er Etihash'', 1966, Mymensingh.
* Darji Abdul Wahab, ''Moymonsigh-er Choritavidhan'', 1986, Mymensingh.
* F. A. Sachse, ''Mymensingh Gazetteer'', Bengal Secretariat Book Depot, 1917, Calcutta.
* Asoke Mitra, ''Towards Independence – 1940–1947'', 1997, New Delhi.
* Kedarnath Mojumder, ''Moymonsingh-er Biboron'', 1987, Mymensingh.
* Kedarnath Mojumder, ''Moymonsingh-er Etihash'', 1987, Mymensingh.
External links
Muktagacha, a historical place of Mymensingh DistrictMymensingh District in BanglapediaMymensingh WEB Portal*
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Populated places in Mymensingh District
Pourashavas of Bangladesh