Mymensingh

Mymensingh is the capital of Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh. Located on the bank of Brahmaputra River, about 120 km (75 mi) north from Dhaka, it is a major financial center and educational hub of north central Bangladesh. The city, constituted by the British East India Company on 1 May 1787, is currently the country’s fourth-largest city.

Border area cover Himalayan state of India, Gazipur District, Tangail District, Jamalpur District, Netrokona District, Kishoreganj District. Mymensingh is the 8th administrative divisional headquarter and 12th city corporation of Bangladesh. According to Ministry of Public Administration, Mymensingh is ranked 4th in district status. The density of Mymensingh city is 44,458/km2 (115,150/sq mi) which is the second most densely populated city in Bangladesh. Mymensingh attracts 25 percent of health tourists visiting Bangladesh. Mymensingh is the anglicised pronunciation of the original name Momen Singh, referring to a Muslim ruler called Shah Momin or Momin Singh, an ethnic Bengali Muslim ruler.[3] Its elevation is over 19 m above sea level, the highest of Bangladesh’s major cities.[4] Mymensingh related with old Brahmaputra river, handcrafted duvet called Nakshikantha and a rural ballad called Maimansingha Gitika