The Old Town Hall, built by Maharaja Surya Kanta Acharyya had hosted thousands of drama, meeting and cultural functions since 1878. It was demolished in 2006 and is being rebuilt by the Mymensingh Pourashava.
Shashi Lodge is one of the historical place inside the city. It was built in 1905. Bangladesh Parishad, situated at Chhoto Bazar Road, the regional centre of Pakistan Council in Mymensingh, set up in 1969, came to be known as Bangladesh Parishad after establishment of Bangladesh in 1971. It was a government institution under the Ministry of Information and housed a public library with a collection of books and magazines. The library has 35,656 volumes on all subjects. It also had a hall to hold literary and cultural functions. Till the 1980s, Bangladesh Parishad was a hub of cultural activity of post-liberation Mymensingh. It was most active in the late 1970s when Ashraf Ali Khan was its chief executive. Shishu Academy was set up under the initiative of president
Ziaur Rahman in 1980. Its Mymensingh office was opened in the 1990s. The first Shahid Minar was built in 1958 on crossing of the Amrita Babu Road, close to Mymensingh Pourashava. It was relocated to the Town Hall premises in the mid-1990s. Amarabati Natya Mandir was the first theatre built in the heart of Mymensingh town in the 1930s. Later it was converted into a cinema named Chayabani. The Town Hall became the sole venue for staging a play or drama.
Bahubrihi is one of the drama circles that has played a key role in sustaining the drama movement in Mymensingh since the 1970s. Muslim Institute library is a public library which was established in 1934. The Bangladesh Parishad library has died down since the 1980s. The local Bar also has a library of its own rich in legal books and journals. The "
Alexander Castle" or "Lohar Kutir" as it is locally known, is where Maharaja Surya Kanta Acharya invited Grand Duke Boris of Russia and General Sir George White, and built it for his stay and a same Russian styled also built by the Ponni of Tangail.
Rabindranath Tagore also was in Alexandra castle for participating a citizen gathering. This earthquake-proof steel and timber building was built after his much vaunted "Crystal Palace" or "Rang Mahal" as it was locally known, was destroyed by the Great Bengal Earthquake of 12 June 1897. Subsequently, "
Shashi Lodge" or "Mymensingh Palace" was built at the site of "Rang Mahal". However Maharaja Surya Kanta died before "Soshi Lodge" could be completed. It was completed by Maharaja Soshi Kanta Acharyya. Both the buildings had once contained innumerable works of art, artefacts, sculptures and antiques collected from all over the world. Both these buildings have been declared as National Heritage Monuments. But unplanned development already damaged the scenario of rare Russian architecture in this country. Bipin Park is a small park near Boro Bazaar right on the Brahmaputra River.
Museums The
Mymensingh Museum was established in 1969. Though its collection comes from the palaces of zamindars of the greater Mymensingh region, it lacks proper preservation. The
Zainul Abedin Museum was established in a house on the Brahmaputra River in 1975. The art gallery includes the paintings of
Zainul Abedin, a pioneer of the country's modern art movement, as well as an art school, art cottage, and open-air stage. The
Fish Museum & Biodiversity Center, also known as FMBC, is operated by
Bangladesh Agricultural University.
Religious buildings Anjuman Eid-gah Maidan Under the auspices of the governor of East Pakistan
Abdul Monem Khan, the prayer ground was established in 1962 on of land, including a pond. Every year congregation of
Eid ul-Fitr and
Eid ul-Adha are held here in the morning. The prayer ground is walled on sides with coconut trees growing. This place was used to accommodate the Elephants of Maharaj Surya Kanta Acharya in colonial time.
Durga Bari Temple Durga Bari Temple is one of the main religious centres for the Hindus living in Mymensingh. It is situated in the Durga Bari Road. Hindu Goddess
Durga Devi is worshipped here.
Kirtan is recited in the temple throughout the week.
Ramakrishna Math and Mission Ramakrishna Ashrama of Mymensingh is situated at 182, Ramakrishna Mission Road.
Ramakrishna Math is a monastic organisation for men brought into existence by
Sri Ramakrishna.
St Patrick's Cathedral Church The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mymensingh is a diocese located in the city of Mymensingh in the Ecclesiastical province of Dhaka in Bangladesh. Bishop Ponen Paul Kubi, CSC, DD is head of the Diocese of Mymensingh. Most of the people in this diocese are from Garo tribal community. Bishop is also a Garo tribal. A total of 76,047 Catholics and 6665 Protestant Christians live here. People are employed as farmers and day labourers in rural areas, and many people live in cities as migrant workers.
Mymensingh Baptist Church The Mymensingh Baptist Church is located near to the town hall. ==Sports==