Mymensingh (ময়মনসিংহ): travel guide

Brahmaputra riverside city featuring Alexander Castle and Bangladesh Agricultural University.

Mymensingh is in Mymensingh district, Mymensingh division, Bangladesh. Compare bus, train and air fares to Mymensingh and see the route on a map.

Things to do in Mymensingh

  • Muktagacha Zamindar Bari: Rajbari (Aat Ani Zamindar Bari) of the Acharya Chowdhury zamindar family at Muktagachha, a roughly 100-acre estate with a large gate and the Bhupendra Rangapeeth revolving stage. It now houses Shahid Smriti College and is reported to be poorly maintained; Historical, free entry
  • Alexander Castle (Lohar Kutir) (আলেকজান্ডার ক্যাসল): Two-storey iron-and-timber garden house built by Maharaja Surya Kanta Acharya Chowdhury (accounts date it to the 1880s) and named after Queen Alexandra; Rabindranath Tagore stayed here in February 1926. Historical, free entry
  • Zainul Abedin Museum: Gallery opened on 15 April 1975 in a house on the Brahmaputra bank; it shows paintings and personal items of artist Zainul Abedin and is now a branch of the Bangladesh National Museum (since 1999), with an art school and open-air stage. Museum, free entry
  • Shashi Lodge: Palace (Rajbari of Mymensingh) of Maharaja Shashi Kanta Acharya Chowdhury, rebuilt in 1905 after the 1897 earthquake and renovated by 1911, beside the Brahmaputra. The Department of Archaeology took over the site in 2015 to set up a museum; Historical, free entry
  • Durga Bari Temple (দুর্গাবাড়ী মন্দির): Main Hindu worship centre of the city on Durga Bari Road, established in 1867, with kirtan recited through the week. Religious, free entry
  • Bangladesh Agricultural University Botanical Garden (বিএইউ বোটানিক্যাল গার্ডেন): Botanical garden on the Bangladesh Agricultural University campus on the edge of the city, with a gateway, brick watch tower and many tree species. Park, free entry
  • Matha Bhanga Math (মাথা ভাঙ্গা মঠ): Shiva temple near Kotwali police station at Thana Ghat; its spire fell in the 1885 and 1897 earthquakes, which gave it its name. Construction date is unknown. Religious, free entry
  • Mymensingh Museum (ময়মনসিংহ জাদুঘর): Regional museum founded in 1969 in the garden house of zamindar Madan Babu at 17 Amrita Babu Road. It holds items from the Muktagacha, Gouripur and Atharabari zamindar palaces, including statues, manuscripts and coins. Museum, free entry
  • Muktagachha Shiva Temple (মুক্তাগাছা শিব মন্দির): Twin Nagara-style temples to Shiva and Kali built around 1820 by Rani Bimola Devi outside the Muktagachha Rajbari, facing a large pond. The structure is cracked and in poor condition. Religious, free entry

Where to stay in Mymensingh

  • Greenscape Resort Mymensingh (Resort), about ৳1,800 - ৳2,300/night. Wooden cottages (some air-conditioned) around a pond, with a restaurant; Trip.com lists a standard triple room and deluxe cottage
  • Eastern Heritage Resort (Resort), about From about ৳3,900/night. 15 air-conditioned rooms in villa and cottage types, free Wi-Fi, continental breakfast
  • The Silver Castle (MidRange), about ৳7,000 - ৳8,600/night. Buffet breakfast, laundry and free parking; single and double rooms
  • Hotel Isha Khan (Budget). 29-room residential hotel in the city centre
  • Hotel Mostafiz International (MidRange). 61-room residential hotel, the largest on the district portal list
  • Hotel Khan International (Budget). 20 rooms in the city centre
  • New Hotel Uttara (Budget). 48 rooms in the city centre
  • Hotel River Palace (Budget). 10-room hotel on the Mymensingh-Tangail road side of the city

Travel advice for Mymensingh

  • Tok-mishti jilapi in Mymensingh city: Mohammed Zakir Hossain's tok-mishti jilapi have become very popular recently.
  • Dhaka to Mymensingh: Mymensingh is about 120 km from Dhaka (Mohakhali bus stop). The Daily Star puts the trip at about 3 hours by car, bus or train and recommends car or train over bus; Wikipedia gives train fares of Tk55 to Tk483 depending on class and train.
  • Monda at Mondar Dokan, Muktagacha: Mondar Dokan, about 5 minutes' walk from the Muktagacha Zamindar Bari, has sold monda sweets for two centuries.
  • Old sweet shops at Swadeshi Bazar: Janki Nag Mishtanno Bhandar (listed as established 1900) and Sudhir Ghosh Sweet Meat (1955) sell sweets at Swadeshi Bazar, Mymensingh; Krishna Cabin (1958) is a sweet shop at Gangina Par.

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