A university student builds his own drone
Suvik Roy, from Chunkuri village in Khulna's Dacope upazila, has long been inquisitive. From a young age and inspired by Hollywood movies, he has
21 November 2017
BCL man's terror pushes girl to breaking point
A teenage girl, a student of Govt LBK Degree College in Dacope upazila, has committed suicide in her dormitory room after Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) president of Bajua SN College allegedly took her to an undisclosed location by force the day before.
10 November 2017
The music maker of Khulna
In the brown shell of a coconut, in the dried casing of a rounded pumpkin or an asymmetric gourd, in buffalo horn and of course in
4 October 2017
Saiful came to Dhaka a week ago ‘looking for job’
Saying he would look for a job, Saiful Islam of Noyakathi village in Khulna's Dumuria upazila went to Dhaka just a week ago. But his
15 August 2017
Bhabadaha: A tale of sorrow
Once famed for the ingenuity of its 21 sluice gates designed to efficiently channel the water of several rivers through plains and
4 August 2017
Big cats in big trouble
Experts have expressed concern over the depleting Bengal tiger population in the Sundarbans as the number of tiger attacks in and around the mangrove forest has gone down significantly in recent years.
28 July 2017
Rain brings miseries, again
Yesterday's heavy rain inundated most parts of Khulna city again, causing sufferings to residents.
20 July 2017
Waterlogging a never-ending crisis in Khulna city
Due to unabated encroachment of canals and a lack of proper drainage and sewerage system in Khulna city, waterlogging has become a perennial problem for the dwellers, especially in the rainy season.
15 July 2017
Change Maker: Library on wheels
Travel the Khulna to Bagerhat Road and in the vicinity of Noihati in Khulna's Rupsha upazila you might see the curious sight of a man
23 June 2017
Vessel with cement clinkers capsizes
A lighter vessel, MV Sheba, with 800 metric tonnes of cement clinkers capsized in the Pasur river at Harbaria in the Sundarbans early yesterday.
5 June 2017
Back to back tragedy for a family
Sohel Sarder was a class-IV student in 1998 when his father was gunned down. His eldest brother, Abu Syed Badal, was killed in 2010
26 May 2017
Day labourer turns successful retailer
Malmolia village in Khulna's Dumuria upazila is remote. Thirty-five kilometres from the city, it doesn't have sealed roads or grid
25 May 2017
Igniting the flame
At first, Srabonti Saha Adhara was a bit perplexed when she heard she had to attend a self-defence class at her school.
16 May 2017
Khulna tax zone registers 1 lakh TIN-holders
The tax zone in Khulna has hit a significant milestone after registering 100,000 taxpayer's identification numbers in 2016-17, the
7 May 2017
Crab catching unabated near Sundarbans
Random catching of mother crabs in different rivers and canals in the coastal areas adjacent to the Sundarbans is going on unabated,
30 March 2017
Use of banned net killing fish resources
To stroll along the Pankhali Ferry Ghat riverbank via Chalna Bazar in Khulna's Dacope upazila is to watch fishers busy, dawn to dusk, as they haul fine-mesh triangular nets in the hope of collecting juvenile shrimp.
28 March 2017
Welcome to the genocide museum
Rare pictures and paintings depicting the genocide of Bangalees by the Pakistan army hang on the wall. There is also a rich collection
23 March 2017
Precious water for people in need
Even three months ago, Josna Biswas of Chalna municipality in Khulna's Dakop upazila had to walk 1.5km twice a day to fetch two pitchers of water from the municipality pond.
21 March 2017
Khulna water crisis will be over in a yr
The construction of a Tk 2,558 crore water treatment plant, which will ensure safe drinking water for the 1.6 million
6 March 2017
Of plants & healing
Naznin Akhter Nipa's garden in Katianangla, in Khulna's Batiaghata upazila, is full of weird and wonderful plants. Some, like pineapple,
15 February 2017