Woman ‘raped after abduction’ in M’singh
A group of seven to eight people allegedly gang-raped a woman after abducting her at village Kurchai of Gafargaon upazila in Mymensingh district on early Wednesday...
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Karmasangsthan Bank opens 290th branch
Karmasangsthan Bank on Saturday opened its 290th branch at Dhobaura Upazila in Mymensingh, said a press release...
In need of prudent power policy
THE floor of the parliament is meant to be a place for democratic accountability, where the vulnerabilities of citizens are converted into state protection. But in a recent session, it transformed into a theatre of elite indifference. When Mohammad Akhtaruzzaman Bachchu, lawmaker for the Mymensingh 10 constituency, stood to tell a harrowing tale that 10-11...
Railway burdened by longstanding neglect
THE derailment of the power car of a passenger train on the Dhaka–Jamalpur route in Mymensingh on June 10, followed by the derailment of a relief train sent for recovery on the same track, exposes a disturbing level of vulnerability in railway infrastructure. The fact that both incidents occurred within hours on the same section, disrupting train communications for around...
Double derailments sound alarm over track condition
The derailment of the power car of a passenger train and then the relief train sent to recover the fallen train derailing on the same tracks of Dhaka-Jamalpur route in Mymensingh on Wednesday exposed the risk of train journey in the country...
Seven people killed in lightning strikes in four districts
At least seven people, including a woman and her son, were killed in lightning strikes in Gaibandha, Chapainawabganj, Joypurhat and Mymensingh districts on Wednesday...
Man, his son killed in Mymensingh road accident
A man and his infant child were killed in a road accident in Alalpur area on Mymensingh-Phulpur road of Mymensing Sadar upazila on Saturday morning...
Two youths killed in bus–CNG collision in Mymensingh
Two young men were killed and another seriously injured after a bus collided head-on with a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Mymensingh on Eid night.
BMD predicts heavy rain in four divisions
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast moderately heavy to heavy rainfall in Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours starting from 9:00am...
Prime minister Tarique Rahman leaves Dhaka for M’singh’s Trishal
Prime minister Tarique Rahman left Dhaka by road for Mymensingh’s Trishal on Saturday morning to inaugurate the national-level programme marking the 127th birth anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam...
BRAC Bank arranges Tk 500 crore preference share facility for United Mymensingh Power
BRAC Bank has successfully arranged a BDT 500 crore non-convertibles, cumulative, fully redeemable preference share facility for United Mymensingh Power Limited, marking the largest redeemable preference share transaction in Bangladesh’s history...
Four farmers killed in lightning strikes in three districts
Four farmers were killed in lightning strikes in Mymensingh, Lalmonirhat and Kurigram districts on Wednesday...
14 killed in road accidents in five districts
At least 14 people were killed in road accidents in Sunamganj, Mymensingh, Tangail, Barishal and Gopalganj on Monday.
Former lawmaker, AL leader Moslem Uddin dies
Former five-time lawmaker from Mymensingh-6 (Fulbaria) constituency and Awami League leader Advocate Moslem Uddin passed away on Saturday morning...
Renewed campus violence worrying
THE government of the Bangladesh National Party appears non-committal about containing violence in educational institutions. Mymensingh Medical College on April 18 postponed all classes and examinations for a week and asked students to vacate hostels after a clash between two factions of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the student wing of the ruling party. The clash...
M’singh Medical College closed after JCD clash
The Mymensingh Medical College authorities on Saturday asked the college students to vacate halls, postponing classes and examinations for seven days, after a clash between two factions of Bangladesh Nationalist Party student wing...
Two killed, 15 injured as bus hits auto-rickshaws in Mymensingh
Two people, including a woman, were killed and at least 15 others injured when a bus hit two auto-rickshaws in Bhaluka on Friday afternoon...
Army sergeant, 3 others killed in road accidents
At least four people, including an army sergeant, were killed in road accidents in Mymensingh and Sylhet on Wednesday.
Mymensingh contestants pledge peaceful electioneering
Leaders of different political parties and the independent candidates in a multiparty peace and harmony campaign in Mymensingh expressed hope that electoral competition will be peaceful, restrained, and responsible...
Auto-rickshaw drivers block Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Gazipur
Auto-rickshaw drivers blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Gazipur’s Sreepur upazila on Sunday, demanding permission for auto-rickshaw operations and an end to what they described as police harassment...
Four killed in road accidents in 4 dists
At least four people were killed in road accidents in Naogaon, Rangamati, Narail, and Gopalganj districts on Friday.
MMCH catches fire
A fire broke out at the children’s ward on the fifth floor of Mymensingh Medical College Hospital’s new building in Mymensingh city on Saturday afternoon.
Six Uttara fire victims buried in Cumilla, Mymensingh
Six people who died in a devastating fire at a multi-storey building in Dhaka’s Uttara area, were laid to eternal rest on Saturday and Friday night in Cumilla and Mymensingh districts...
One more arrested over Dipu Das lynching
The police have arrested one more accused in connection with the lynching of a Hindu youth, Dipu Chandra Das, at Bhaluka in Mymensingh...
6 more arrested over lynching RMG worker Dipu
The police on Thursday arrested six more people in connection with the lynching of a Hindu youth at Bhaluka upazila in Mymensingh district allegedly for hurting Islamic religious sentiments...
Protest on against RMG worker lynching
Fresh calls for justice were made on Wednesday in continued protests over the gruesome lynching and burning of readymade garment worker Dipu Chandra Das in Mymensingh...
Sohel from Mymensingh wins a scooter through Nagad transactions
Shafiqul Islam Sohel of Mymensingh has won a Hero Pleasure Refresh 102cc scooter by making transactions through Nagad, says a press release.
Protests at RMG worker lynching continue
Protests continued in the capital Dhaka on Tuesday, demanding justice for the brutal killing of readymade garment worker Dipu Chandra Das at Bhaluka in Mymensingh.
Symptoms of sick society, failed governance
THE killing of Dipu Chandra Das at Bhaluka in Mymensingh on December 18, followed by the public burning of his body, once again marks a moral nadir that should shame a nation. The young man, an employee of a local apparel factory, was beaten to death by what appears to be an organised mob. After killing the young man, the mob dragged his body to the...
12 people put on three-day remand over lynching youth in Mymensingh
A Mymensingh court on Monday placed 12 accused on a three-day remand in connection with the killing of Dipu Chandra Das in Bhaluka upazila of Mymensingh district on December 18...