Shambhuganj is situated on the other side of the Brahmaputra, connected by the Shambhuganj Bridge. Mymensingh city is clearly marked by the old Brahmaputra River flowing along its north. Since the 1980s the city has expanded with fast urbanisation. The city has no officially defined geographical limits. Then in 1977 another new district Jamalpur (including Sherpur) was formed. On 1 December 1969, Tangail subdivision was separated from Mymensingh and a new District of Tangail was formed. The exodus continues albeit at a slower pace. Many people born and raised Mymensingh have left for West Bengal since the 1960s. A second spell of Exodus took place following the Indo-Pak war of 1965. However, many Hindu families left Bangladesh during the partition of India in 1947. 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. The Vidyamoyee Uccha Balika Bidyalaya and Muminunnesa Women's College have played a great role in educating Bengali Muslim women. Since then this city has played an important role as a centre for secularism. During the British, this district was ruled by Banik Zamindars who moved to India during Partition.įrom the early 20th century Muslims moved into town. During the British Raj most of the inhabitants of the town were Hindus. Earlier Mymensingh was called Nasirabad, after Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah. However, the district headquarters was relocated to Mymensingh when Begunbari devastated by a flash flood. In the beginning, Begunbari was chosen as the headquarters of the district. Being more than 220 years old, Mymensingh has a rich cultural and political history. Mymensingh is one of the sixteen old districts of Bangladesh which was constituted by the British East India Company on.
Provincial map of Bengal showing Greater Mymensingh Area (present Mymensingh Division with Tangail and Kishoreganj) in 1917 Other landmark institutions include Momenshahi Cantonment, Mymensingh, once the HQ of 19th Infantry Division and now the Headquarters of ARTDOC. The city is known for educational institutions. The cadet college established in Tangail in 1963 was called Momenshahi Cadet College. Mymensingh is close to Tura, a city in Meghalaya, and about 63 km from the Gobrakura Land Port. Mymensingh related with old Brahmaputra river, handcrafted duvet called Nakshikantha ( Bengali: নকশীকাঁথা) and a rural ballad called Maimansingha Gitika. Its elevation is over 19 m above sea level, the highest of Bangladesh's major cities. 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. Mymensingh attracts 25 percent of health tourists visiting Bangladesh. The density of Mymensingh city is 44,458/km 2 (115,150/sq mi) which is the second most densely populated city in Bangladesh. According to Ministry of Public Administration, Mymensingh is ranked 4th in district status. Mymensingh is the 8th administrative divisional headquarter and 12th city corporation of Bangladesh. The city was constituted by the British East India Company on 1 May,1787. Located on the bank of Brahmaputra River, about 120 km (75 mi) north of the national capital Dhaka, it is a major financial center and educational hub of north-central Bangladesh. Mymensingh ( Bengali: ময়মনসিংহ) is the capital of Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh.
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