Dipankar Roy

Thousands have been suffering for years as the construction of Kalia bridge over the Nabaganga river in Narail is yet to be completed.

As soon as one enters the first gate of Platinum Jute Mill Workers Colony next to Khulna’s BIDC road, they can see rows of empty two-storey buildings, overgrown with careless neglect.

About 5.5 kilometres of Sonadanga-Mujgunni highway, one of the busiest roads in Khulna city, is increasingly becoming unusable for commuters, as it has remained unrepaired for the last 11 years.

In the pretext of increasing navigability and capacity, the Mongla Port authorities are dredging the Pashur River.

Over half of the level crossings at different regions of Khulna and Jashore don’t have a gateman. Some of these crossings are registered under the ministry, while others remain unregistered.

The dream of establishing road connectivity between the southwestern part of Bangladesh and the capital city came true after the opening of long-waited Padma Bridge in June.

It seems footpaths are not meant for pedestrians to use, rather it’s a place for hawkers and vendors to conduct their business in the Khulna city lately.

Golakmoni Shishu Park, one of Khulna city’s entertainment centres, hardly lives up to its name. Although it’s called a “Shishu Park”, there are no facilities for children to play. However, this park, established on 64 decimals of land in 1984 at the heart of Khulna city, could’ve served as a great entertainment hub for children as well as residents of the city.

Victims of the Narail mayhem alleged that the actual picture of the damage to Hindu households, shops and properties was not reflected in police’s case statement as they deem it to be much higher.

Many attackers of the Narail mayhem have already been identified through video footage. They are still roaming around the village but police did not arrest them, alleged the victims.

Though a mob of several hundred people thronged the Sahapara village in Narail’s Lohagara upazila around 4:00pm on July 15, police reinforcement was nowhere to be seen until 11:00pm.

Due to scarcity of trained professionals, unavailability of equipment and overwhelming treatment costs, cancer care is still inaccessible to hundreds of patients in Khulna and surrounding southern districts.

Shibnath Saha’s life utterly changed on Friday evening.

Deepali Rani Saha can never forget this Friday night when she watched her house burn down.

The wholesale and retail prices of vegetables and fish have shot up in Khulna right after Eid celebrations, due to inadequate supply -- creating a burden for those belonging to the lower-income group.

Khulna Infectious Disease Hospital has been facing multiple problems for over the last fifty years. This, in turn, has made it almost impossible to offer quality treatment to patients.

Moderate rain inundated around two-thirds of Khulna city yesterday, causing immense sufferings to residents.

Khulna city dwellers have been facing intense dust pollution for the last couple of years, as long stretches of roads and drains are being reconstructed under different development projects.

Only two years after the Tk 46.25 crore re-excavation project was taken for Bhadra river in Khulna’s Dumuria upazila, it has once again been filled with silt. According to Water Development Board (WDB) officials, the amount of silt deposited on the riverbed is higher in the southwestern region, Dumuria being one.

Nur Alom (47) was a substitute worker at a Khulna jute mill that shut down on July 1, 2020.