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Mymensingh (Template:Lang-bn) town is one of the Pourashovas (City) of Bangladesh situated at the centre of Mymensingh District. It is famous for educational institutions and Old Brahmaputra river.

History

Mymensingh is one of the 16 old district towns of Bangladesh. This town being almost 400 yeras old has a rich cultural and political history. Important political figures such as Syed Najrul Islam and Monsur ahmed hails from this town.Famous bengali novelist Shirshendu was also born in Mymensingh town. During British Raj most of the inhabitants of the town were hindus. From early 20th Century musilms started living in the town. Since then this city has been a role model for secularism. Anandamaye girls school and Mominunnesa Women college has played a great role in educating bengali muslim women. Majority of first generation successful bangladeshi women has attended these school and college such as the first women justice of the high court of Bangladesh. The town has not seen expected development after the independence of Bangladesh and looks forward to brighter future in terms of trade and industry.

Geography

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Educational institutions

• Bangladesh Agricultural University
• Mymensingh Medical College
• Women Teachers Training College
• Teachers Training College
• Mymensingh Girls Cadet College
• Ananda Mohan College
• Muminunnesa Government Women's College
• Mymensingh Zilla School
• Mukul Niketon School
• City High School
• Nasirbad Collegiate School
• Nasirabad College
• Vidyamoyee Govt. Girls High School
• Mohakali Uchcha Balika Bidhyaloy
• Mymensingh Mohila College
• National Academy for Primary Teachers' Education (NAPE)

Transport

By bus

• The road distance from Dhaka to Mymensingh is about 120 km North from Mohakhali bus stop. Nowadays, the road journey by bus is very comfortable because of some good quality bus service. This bus is locally knows as Gate lock bus where no passenger could get in the bus after departure from the bus stop. In contrary, passenger can get off anywhere after paying full fair. Generally, it is a 2 to 2.30 hour journey though it may take some more time depending on the traffic jam and road condition. This highway is one of the busiest highways of the country and due to recent land development is attracting more and more traffics. Lately, the pavement conditions have improved. During June-July, which is the season to rip jackfruit, the traveling time period may be longer because of road side market of jackfruit in Mouna, Seed Store, and Bhaluka. The bus fair always changes depending upon the fuel price. In 2006, the fair was TK. 100(US$ 1.5) per seat. The most common intercity bus services that connect the town with the capital are Showkhin, Nirapod Travels, United, and Rashik Paribahan. Various local bus services also operate connecting the town and the adjacent urban centers.

By train

• Train is by far the cheapest means to get to Mymensingh. Apart from a number of local trains four intercity trains Aagnibina, Tista, Ekota and Jamuna connect the town with the capital Dhaka. Train fairs range from 40 tk to 120 tk per person depending upon the class and the train itself. It takes almost 3 hours to reach Mymensingh from Dhaka by train. All these intercity trains connect the city with Jamalpur town as well. Several local trains run between Mymensing town and Kishergoaj, and Netrokona.

By taxi cab

• Cabs can be hired from Dhaka to reach mymensingh and the fair will have to be negotiated between the driver and the passenger. Usually it will take about Tk. 1500-2000 for a one way trip. However, the amount will stay almost the same for a round trip.

By renting car

• One can also hire Micro-bus or cars to visit the city. The micro-bus stand of the town is in front of the Medical college hospital at Charpara of the town

Place to visit

• Botanical garden in Agricultural University
• Mymensingh Medical College
• Ananda Mohan College
• China-Bangladesh friendship bridge in Shombhugunj
• Mymensingh Rajbari
• Zainul Abedin art gallery
• Circuit House and Park

Food

• Traditional Bengali food

• Press Club

It has the best quality of chicken biryani and chicken Cucklate in this town and it has only these two kinds of food.

• Khandakar Hotel

It is a very old and renowned restaurent in Mymensingh. Having great quality dishes, both for lunch and dinner, it is still rolling in this developing and competetive market in Mymensingh.

• ROM-III

• Fast food/Snacks

• Shad coffee shop

Possibly, this is the most favorite place for teenagers because of its location and variety of snacks. It is placed at the center of Mymensingh town near Ganginerpar traffic signal in the second floor of a market place. At the evening, most young people including couples are the main customer of this shop. Besides, it has very nice interior design cum furniture setup, and excellent choice of music. The most favorite menus are coffee, soup, ice cream, lachi, burger, sandwich, etc.

• Chinese food
• Bakery

• In Mymensingh town, the most common and famous bakeries are Dhaka Liton, Ruma Confectionery, and Tiptop, where foods are produced in hygienic way according to city dwellers. These bakeries have different types of cookies, cakes,pastry, Chanachur, ice cream, burger, sandwich, breads, as well as cosmetic stuffs.

• Sweetmeat

"Krishna Kebin" and "Sudhir Ghosh Mistanno Vandar" are the two famous sweetmeat stores of the town. In addition, there are other very high quality sweetmeat stores in the town. "Roshogolla" and "Malaikari" are the two most famous types of sweetmeats of the town. Monda, which is a very famous type of Sandesh, is found mostly in every sweetmeat store; however, the original and best quality Monda is still available in Muktagacha town near Muktagacha college, which is about a 30 minutes bus ride from Mymensingh town. The most popular sweetmeat stores in Mymnsingh are:

1. Doyamoy Mistanno Vander
2. Krishna Kebin
3. Sudhir Ghosh Mistanno Vandar
4. Anil Ghosh Mistanno Vandar
5. Mamoni Mistanno Vandar

Entertainment

There are five cinema halls in Mymensingh town. Most of these halls are very old but still in operation. Due to cable TV connection and DVD facility, most of the people are now confined themselves in home entertainments. However, in different occasions such as Eid, new year, Puja, and other vacations, people still watch movies in hall.

Community Center

Most of the community centers are used for wedding, birthday, anniversary, and conference purposes.

• Anuvab Community center
• Hotel Amir International

Hotels

List of hotels in Mymensingh Town .

• Hotel Amir International
• Hotel Azad
• Uttara Hotel
• Nirala Hotel
• Hotel Abakash
• Hotel Khandaker
• Hotel Shanttanir
• Pak Muslim Hotel

Shopping malls

• Interestingly, the shopping facility in Mymensingh town is very flexible. Within a very small area, every kind of stuffs are available here. Ganginerpar is the place where most of the famous and big shopping malls are located.

Roads

The road width in Mymensingh is comparatively very low. Therefore, no public bus is available in this small nice town. However, lately the city authority has decided to start town services. Till now, the only public transport in Mymensingh is rickshaw. Besides, the fare of this public transportation is very low compared to other big cities such as Dhaka or Sylhet. In fact, the rickshaw pullers are very friendly. Someone can rent rickshaw by hour basis or by destination basis. It will be optimal to rent rickshaw on hourly basis if anyone wants to explore the city.

Studios

Most of studios in mymensingh town are located in Ganginerpar area, which is the busiest area in mymensingh. There are some professional photographers working in the studios for a long time. The oldest and reputed studio in mymensingh town is the 'Roy Studio', which is also the biggest studio. Both Black and write, and color pictures could be taken in these kind of studio. However, the photography technology has been developed a lot, it takes minimum 1 hour to develop the pictures as they don't have any own laboratory.

• Roy Studio
• Ananda Studio
• Rupa Studio
• Photo Corner

Offices and companies

• There are different kinds of government offices as well as private companies including banks, jute mill, rice mill, power plant (RPCL) are located here.

Internet surfing

There are several cybercafés in this town where internet surfing in really enjoyable and cheap. In fact, it is also possible to be connected to the internet from home by broadband.

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External links

Telephone Index Mymensingh

References

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