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Local seeds for local needs

27 February 2026, 00:00 AM
Karuna Mondal, a 55-year-old homemaker from Shukdara village in Batiaghata upazila of Khulna, has spent over 40 years involved in farming. For nearly all of that time, she has dedicated herself to collecting and preserving indigenous seeds, many of which have disappeared from mainstream agriculture.
27 February 2026, 00:00 AM
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Soft-shell crab farming / The new gold of Sundarbans coast

17 January 2026, 00:00 AM
For generations, coastal families living near the Sundarbans have depended on shrimp farming, fishing, timber cutting, and honey collection to survive.
17 January 2026, 00:00 AM
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Lone genocide museum closed for 17 months

9 December 2025, 18:35 PM
The country’s only genocide museum in Khulna has remained closed for visitors for around 17 months.
9 December 2025, 18:35 PM
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E-waste mismanagement puts Khulna at risk

20 November 2025, 21:33 PM
Khulna city’s poor handling of electronic waste has become a serious threat to public health and the environment.
20 November 2025, 21:33 PM
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Unchecked snail harvest threatens Khulna ecology

1 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Unchecked collection of snails from swamps, croplands and waterbodies in Khulna and neighbouring areas is posing a serious threat to the region’s ecological balance.
1 November 2025, 18:00 PM
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Business Plus / Sundarbans faces a new test as eco-tourism surges

31 October 2025, 18:00 PM
More Bangladeshis, foreign visitors are heading into the world's largest mangrove forest
31 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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Khulna on edge amid rise in murders

17 October 2025, 19:52 PM
After dusk, an eerie silence descends on Khulna city. Fear creeps into homes, roads, and alleyways alike -- fear of another murder, another lifeless body found somewhere.
17 October 2025, 19:52 PM
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Dacope Upazila / 40hrs on, no repair to breached Dhaki embankment

9 October 2025, 18:00 PM
More than 40 hours after the collapse of an embankment on the Dhaki river in Khulna’s Dacope upazila, authorities have yet to take any step for repairs, while water continues to inundate vast areas, submerging homes, croplands, and fish enclosures.
9 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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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
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BNP Khulna city council today after 16 years

Khulna city unit of BNP is set to hold its council today after 16 years.
23 February 2025, 18:00 PM
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Key Khulna road needs urgent renovation

Years of neglect and a lack of maintenance have left the Bir Shrestha Ruhul Amin Road in Khulna in urgent need of renovation.
19 February 2025, 18:00 PM
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Illegal parking worsens Khulna’s traffic woes

Unregulated parking of vehicles has become a major factor contributing to worsening traffic congestion in Khulna city.
16 February 2025, 18:00 PM
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Sundarbans Day: Deer poaching surges in the Sundarbans

Illegal deer hunting has surged in the Sundarbans, threatening the delicate ecosystem of the world’s largest mangrove forest.
13 February 2025, 18:00 PM
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Gallamari In Khulna: People suffer for delay in bridge work

Gallamari Bridge, a key gateway to Khulna city, has long been a source of suffering for thousands of residents.
7 February 2025, 20:31 PM
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KU student murder: Family looking for answers, cops have no leads

Arnob Kumar Sarker, an MBA student at Khulna University with aspirations of studying abroad, was brutally gunned down near his home in Khulna city Friday night, leaving his family devastated, and searching for answers.
25 January 2025, 18:00 PM
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Patients pass harsh winter nights on cold floors

In the biting chill of a Khulna winter, 78-year-old Sakhina Begum  struggles to breathe on the second-floor balcony of Khulna Medical College Hospital.
5 January 2025, 18:00 PM
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Khulna chokes on dust

Khulna city is grappling with an escalating dust pollution crisis, exacerbated by ongoing development projects, poor environmental management, and unregulated industrial expansion.
2 January 2025, 18:00 PM
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Tree resin: an 'unexpected' boon for locals

Residents of nine upazilas in Khulna and four upazilas in Satkhira have found a unique economic opportunity emerging from an unlikely, and somewhat unexpected source -- a type of tree resin known as lac
2 January 2025, 12:12 PM
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Khulna’s urban sprawl: a decades-old issue

Experts call for immediate action on city’s boundary expansion; outskirt residents struggle to get civic amenities
2 January 2025, 11:59 AM
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Khulna town protection dam under threat

The Khulna town protection dam, a vital defense against the erosion and tidal surges of the Bhairab and Rupsha rivers, is now in a critical state. Significant portions of the dam have already been lost to the river, putting thousands of businesses, homes, and lives in Khulna city at imminent risk.
29 December 2024, 19:40 PM
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Jatra Pala, a tradition rooted in rural winters

On a chilly December evening in Hatbati village, under the open sky, the air was filled with a sense of nostalgia and excitement. Wrapped in warm shawls and blankets, villagers from Batiaghata upazila in Khulna gathered at the District Satsang Ashram Centre to witness something that many thought was slowly fading away: a Jatra Pala performance.
25 December 2024, 20:02 PM
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Rail route via Padma Bridge opens new era of connectivity

Passenger rail services on Dhaka-Khulna route via Padma Bridge are set to commence today.
23 December 2024, 22:36 PM
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Dec 17: Freedom came a day later in Khulna

While Bangladesh officially emerged as an independent nation on December 16, 1971, the people of Khulna tasted freedom on December 17, when freedom fighters finally took control of the city after fierce battles. 
16 December 2024, 18:00 PM
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Sundarbans robbers resurface, make lives difficult for locals

Following a successful campaign by the Rab to facilitate the surrender of robbers in the Sundarbans, the region was declared robber-free on November 1, 2018.
11 December 2024, 18:00 PM
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Mujgunni Highway crumbles within a year

Merely a year after being renovated, the 5.5-kilometre-long Mujgunni Highway between Sonadanga Bus Terminal and Notun Rasta Intersection in Khulna has become rundown yet again.
8 December 2024, 18:00 PM
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Khulna's papor village thriving

A small village in the Phultala upazila, around 35 kilometres from Khulna city, is home to an age old tradition of making raw papor. .The village is Dakshindihi, sometimes locally referred to as "papor gram" (papor village), where this tradition has continued for seven decades now..P
6 December 2024, 16:40 PM
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Brokers rampant at KMCH

While entering the Khulna Medical College Hospital, some middle-aged women are found stationed near the main gate and outside of the outpatient department.
4 December 2024, 18:00 PM
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Winter’s arrival does little to curb mosquito menace

Despite the onset of winter, when mosquito populations typically dwindle, Khulna city continues to grapple with a severe mosquito infestation.
27 November 2024, 18:00 PM

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