Mymensinghformerly Nasirabadcity, north-central Bangladesh, on the north bank of the Old Brahmaputra River. Once noted for its glass-bangle manufacture, it now has textile and steel mills. It was incorporated as a municipality in 1869 and is home to . Mymensingh is noted for its many educational institutions, including Bangladesh Agricultural University (1961) as well as a number of government colleges, Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University (2005) to the south of the city in Trishal, medical and engineering colleges, and a cadet college (military secondary school) for girls. Pop. (2001) 227,201.