13 years on, Khulna Shipyard Road project still unfinished
20 July 2026, 00:00 AM
A Tk 280 crore road expansion project on one of Khulna city’s busiest entry routes has remained stalled for the past 10 months, leaving thousands of commuters to endure daily hardship while authorities remain uncertain about when construction will resume.
20 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Khulna city footpaths reoccupied after renovation
15 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Footpaths across Khulna city, renovated at a cost of hundreds of crores of taka to improve pedestrian mobility, are increasingly being reoccupied by hawkers, forcing people onto busy roads and creating daily safety risks.
15 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Heavy monsoon rain affects 5 lakh farmers
14 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Prasad Roy had big plans for this Aman season.
Just last week, the farmer from Khalashi Bunia village in Khulna’s Batiaghata upazila prepared a 10-katha seedbed, hoping to raise enough saplings to plant across 17 bighas of paddy land.
14 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Moderate rainfall leaves Khulna under water again
13 July 2026, 21:15 PM
38mm downpour floods roads and homes; residents question city’s waterlogging projects
13 July 2026, 21:15 PM
6 months after a poacher’s snare nearly took her leg, a tigress returns to Sundarbans
12 July 2026, 17:38 PM
A Royal Bengal tigress has been released into the wild after an unprecedented rehabilitation effort in Bangladesh
12 July 2026, 17:38 PM
After six months of treatment, rescued tigress to return to Sundarbans tomorrow
11 July 2026, 12:55 PM
Forest officials say the big cat will remain under watch of 20 trap cameras
11 July 2026, 12:55 PM
Third flood in 10 days exposes Khulna’s drainage crisis
10 July 2026, 16:34 PM
Despite Tk 750 crore in spending, many neighbourhoods remain trapped in stagnant water after heavy rain
10 July 2026, 16:34 PM
Second flooding in eight days puts KCC drainage project under scrutiny
9 July 2026, 16:15 PM
Residents and experts blame poor planning, narrowed canals and inadequate maintenance for recurring waterlogging
9 July 2026, 16:15 PM
DNC accused of framing journo
Family members and colleagues have accused the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) in Khulna of arresting a local journalist in a “false” drug case.
9 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Woman dies after surgery at unlicensed Khulna clinic
A woman died after undergoing gallbladder surgery in an unlicensed Khulna clinic on Monday night, prompting family members and locals to besiege the hospital.
25 June 2019, 18:00 PM
A cut above the rest
Pick any bazar in any upazila in the country, and you’ll find a barbershop. For many, it’s a quintessential place to hang out and chitchat about anything and everything while getting a haircut.
12 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Toxic medical waste poses health risks in Khulna
Almost half of the hospitals and clinics in Khulna do not follow proper medical waste management system, putting city dwellers at risk of health hazards.
11 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Khulna footpaths abuzz with Eid shoppers
Customers are thronging shops on footpaths in Khulna city ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr expected to be celebrated tomorrow.
3 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Eid Rush: Special Dhaka-Khulna train today
Bangladesh Railway will run a special train service for Eid travellers on the Dhaka-Khulna route today, albeit for just one day.
2 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Jute mills plagued by a dearth of raw materials
The nine state-owned jute mills in Khulna and Jashore are lagging way behind their production targets amid a shortage of raw materials.
20 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Anxious wait at cyclone shelters
It was shortly after 3:30pm yesterday when Saddam Sana, a 44-year-old farmer, arrived at a temporary cyclone centre in Dacope’s Tildanga health complex. He was completely drenched and quivering. Saddam along with his wife and two children...
3 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Fish enclosures now grabbers’ favourite tool
Building of fish enclosures as a means to encroach on canals, waterbodies and even rivers is plaguing the country in recent times. The plague has almost reached epidemic proportions in Khulna’s Botiaghata upazila.
29 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Voter list updating begins
With a target to collect information about 1.8 lakh voters, the Election Commission started a voter list updating programme in Khulna district yesterday.
23 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Reunited after 10 years
Though it had been over 10 years since she saw him, it took Selina Akhter less than 10 seconds to recognise her father on Friday.
20 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Jute mills workers withdraw 96hr strike
Jute mill workers have withdrawn their strike, protests and blockade, following a five-hour meeting with government officials held in Dhaka on Monday night around 11:30 pm.
16 April 2019, 18:00 PM
The tightening noose of golden fibre
The jute industry is in such deep debt that it would have to sell an arm and a leg, and perhaps both kidneys too, to be able to pay all that it owes their workers.
11 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Testament to atrocities
“I stood motionless in front of a table where a broken helmet and Pakistani currency were displayed at the martyred gallery.
25 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Trapped in their own home
In 2003, Ashor Khalashi bought a piece of land in Khulna city with all the savings he had.
24 February 2019, 18:00 PM
KCC mayor vows to free up canals
Khulna City Corporation (KCC) Mayor Talukder Abdul Khaleque yesterday vowed to free all 22 canals of the city from encroachment, and urged all stakeholders to help the upcoming eviction drive, after mapping and demarcation of the canals.
4 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Khulna Medical College: Acute teacher shortage hampers education
An acute shortage of teachers has been hampering academic and administrative activities at Khulna Medical College (KMC) for a long time, making life difficult for teachers and students alike.
2 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Sound pollution falls on deaf ears
Noise pollution has turned acute in Khulna city, as sound levels have gone beyond the permissible level at many points of the city, putting public health at risk.
29 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Khulna canals in peril
Once, Khulna city was blessed with the flowing waters of over 50 canals.
24 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Police recover two dead bodies in Khulna
Police recovered two dead bodies from a rented room at Sonadanga Bus Terminal area in Khulna city on the night of January 18 (Friday).
19 January 2019, 18:00 PM