Khulna bypass road unrepaired for over 15yrs
The 2.37-kilometre Sheikh Abu Naser Bypass Road in Khulna city, stretching from Sheikh Abu Naser Specialised Hospital to the City Bypass intersection, has been in a state of utter disrepair for over 15 years.
28 June 2025, 19:27 PM
Kuet crisis drags on, 7,500 students in limbo
Staff unpaid as VC post remains vacant for over four months
24 June 2025, 14:37 PM
First monsoon downpour submerges Khulna
The first heavy downpour of this monsoon since Monday has left most areas of Khulna city under knee-deep water, while adjoining low-lying areas were submerged under waist-high water -- exposing the inefficacy of the Tk 823 crore drainage improvement project of Khulna City Corporation (KCC).
17 June 2025, 21:06 PM
Accommodation crisis grips KMCH
Amid the ongoing intense heat wave gripping the region, Khulna Medical College Hospital is struggling to accommodate the rising daily influx of patients suffering from heat-related illnesses, overwhelming the hospital’s capacity.
13 June 2025, 19:49 PM
Demand, prices of chui-jhal soar ahead of Eid
Chui-jhal, a traditional aromatic spice widely used in southern Bangladesh, especially in the Khulna region
5 June 2025, 06:04 AM
Koyra upazila: Damaged embankment puts 15,000 at risk
An embankment of the Kopotakkho river in Koyra has collapsed
31 May 2025, 14:44 PM
No VC, no pay: Kuet staff struggle ahead of Eid amid prolonged shutdown
Financial operations at standstill as campus remains without leadership; over 1,100 await salaries
27 May 2025, 10:59 AM
Kuet stalemate deepens as interim VC steps down
Campus in deadlock since February clashes; teachers demand credible leadership
23 May 2025, 07:00 AM
Chuknagar: A forgotten massacre
On May 20, 1971, Chuknagar, a quiet border village in Dumuria upazila of Khulna, became the site of a brutal yet overlooked massacre during Bangladesh's Liberation War
20 May 2025, 17:48 PM
KUET shutdown: No classes in almost 3 months
Students of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology yesterday demonstrated demanding resumption of academic activities.
15 May 2025, 18:01 PM
Water crisis deepens in Khulna
Till last year, every morning before dawn, Nimai Chandra Roy’s house in Khulna’s Batiaghata upazila used to be a gathering point for his neighbours -- not for any festival, but for survival.
13 May 2025, 18:01 PM
Excavations fail to revive Mayur river
Mayur river, a major lifeline in Khulna that has long been plagued by encroachments and pollution, still remains on the brink of death despite two excavation projects to revive it over the past decade.
24 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Kuet returns to normalcy after 65 days of unrest
Students, who had staged a 57-hour hunger strike, broke their fast shortly after the announcement
24 April 2025, 08:10 AM
Once a lifeline, Shibsa river fades into a stream
Once a thriving artery of communication in the Khulna region, the Shibsa River is now a shadow of its former self. Once navigated by large boats, ships, launches, and steamers, the river connected Khulna with Kolkata..In recent decades, however, this vital waterway has been in decline. Wat
18 April 2025, 20:47 PM
Coastal areas in Khulna: Where drinking water becomes a luxury
When Razia Begum, now 56, got married at just 16, water was not a concern. Like most women in her village of Banisanta in Khulna’s Dacope upazila, she collected freshwater from nearby ponds. Life was simple, and water was abundant.
21 March 2025, 20:20 PM
Farmers giving up black tiger shrimp cultivation amid losses
Noni Gopal Baidya, a resident of Sutarkhali union in Dacope, a southwestern coastal upazila under Khulna division, began farming exportable black tiger shrimp on his 6-7 bighas of land in 1991.
19 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Batiaghata’s women farmers take lead in preserving indigenous seeds
The Maitree Farmers’ Federation and LoCos organised the annual Rural Seed Fair on Thursday at the premises of Brittyshalua Government Primary School in Khulna's Batiaghata to showcase vanishing indigenous seed varieties
14 March 2025, 11:14 AM
Wasa pipeline chokes Bhairab
The 20km part of Bhairab River, stretching from Khulna to Bagerhat, is shrinking into a stagnant canal due to a massive pipeline installed by the Khulna Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa).
13 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Mosquito menace worsens in Khulna
Khulna city dwellers are grappling with a mosquito menace, enduring sleepless nights and disrupted daily routines as the mosquito population has surged recently.
6 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Most shrimp factories shut as exports from Bangladesh halve in 7 years
Currently, out of 109 registered shrimp processing factories, only 30 in Khulna and 18 in Chattogram remain operational
3 March 2025, 18:00 PM