Md Aminul Islam

The pandemic situation is dire in Mymensingh Even after Mymensingh Medical College Hospital increased the number of beds in its Covid-19 unit from 210 to 500, the hospital’s 20-bed ICU  remains at capacity due to the onrush of critical patients.

Three young boys in their teen years, one standing, ready to throw a grenade, two others kneeling down, their rifles pointed afar; the photograph drips with their grit and intent, and it has become a symbol of the Liberation War.

Hundreds of families in Netrakona haor areas have been drying fishes in traditional way and there is a bright prospect of this produce if this business is supported and properly monitored by the government, said the fishermen.

Minara Begum died on Monday night. At 60 years old, she could no longer withstand the continuing suffering caused to her by a slew of old-age complications, including a deadly heart disease.

Bumper production of Boro paddy has brought smiles on the faces of farmers in the haor region of Netrakona and Kishoreganj.

Fisheries experts of Bangladesh Agricultural University have suggested introduction of “biological control of mosquito” by releasing small fishes of local species into the breeding sites.

The nor’wester and accompanying heat wave that swept over the country on Sunday massively damaged Boro paddy in both plain and haor areas of at least seven districts in northeast and southern divisions, dampening hope for increased production of rice and decline in prices to ease pressure on low income people’s budget.

When parents and teachers alike bemoan that children and young students know little about the Liberation War, one freedom fighter has taken it upon himself to be a roving educator on the battles of 1971.

The aquaculture industry in Mymensingh is starting to bounce back from the coronavirus fallout as cross-country transportation facilities have returned to normal.

Hundreds of baul artistes in Mymensingh region are in distressed state as they are passing their days with almost no contract since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.

A road has been built right through the Ubdakhali river, in Netrakona’s Kalmakanda upazila, by the owners of a brick kiln.

A carpenter in Melandah upazila of Jamalpur have showed his intimate love for Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, making a chair setting the portrait of the Father of the Nation.

Ahad from Jamalpur lost his father before his birth and mother during delivery. When none was found to take care of the seven-year-old, another couple came forward to adopt him.

Haradan Chandra Sen, the valiant man who saved the life of a child from road accident, which left him unable to walk, is now passing a miserable life as he is the only bread earner of his four-member family.

It’s a tough time to be an artiste in the country right now, as the economic consequences of coronavirus continue to rattle creative professionals. For female jatra artistes in Mymensingh, the situation has become crippling, especially during winter -- the peak time of the year for this craft.

When the first-ever catheterisation laboratory (cath lab) in Mymensingh was set up at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH) this year, it brought optimism to the district’s cardiac patients.

Nothing seems to be working for Upazila Health Complex in Khaliajuri of Netrakona.

Three Hindu families, with members who fought in the Liberation War, are now living in fear of attacks by land grabbers in Biroi village of Gafargaon, Mymensingh.

Mymensingh division is not a region known for tea cultivation, but researchers say that might soon change. In fact, Bangladesh Tea Board (BTB) has already initiated tea cultivation in the division.

Farmers in haor areas in Netrokona who had faced several floods this year are harvesting the early aman variety, in an encouraging development that would help them take home higher yield and prices.