Dipankar Roy

The Khulna Divisional Children’s Hospital, built by the government at a cost of around Tk 115 crore to provide specialised treatment for child patients, has remained unused for around two years due to negligence, bureaucratic complications and lack of coordination between government agencies.

Rawhide prices in Dhaka rose slightly on the second day of Eid-ul-Azha, still well below government-set prices, while traders outside the capital were forced to dump unsold hides due to low prices.

Siltation, unplanned embankments choke Khulna rivers

The Khulna Divisional Children’s Hospital, built by the government at a cost of around Tk 115 crore to provide specialised medical facilities for child patients, lies unused for around two years amid authorities’ negligence, bureaucratic complications and lack of coordination between government agencies

Traders struggle with debts, unpaid dues and lack of permanent trading facility

Traders struggle with debts, unpaid dues and lack of permanent trading facility

For Moniruzzaman Jamaddar, a resident of Damodar village in Phultala upazila, memories of student life in Khulna are inseparable from the once-vibrant bus services that connected the city with its outskirts.

A wooden boat rocks on dark tidal waters, its hull brushing mangrove roots as dawn thins over the Sundarbans. On the boat, men sit barefoot and alert, eyes fixed on the green shadows. Somewhere above them, wild bees cling to a hive heavy with honey.