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
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
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
Tilted building poses threat to travellers
A four-story building, located at the Gutudia intersection on Khulna-Satkhira regional highway, is on the verge of collapse, posing an imminent risk of accidents.
26 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Tilted building poses threat to travellers
A four-story building, located at the Gutudia intersection on Khulna-Satkhira regional highway, is on the verge of collapse, posing an imminent risk of accidents
26 November 2024, 16:22 PM
KMCH struggles to cope with dengue patients
Khulna is witnessing a surge in the number of dengue patients every passing day.
12 November 2024, 20:00 PM
Around 50,000 farmers at risk of missing Boro season
Ullas Biswas is unsure if he will be able to cultivate Boro paddy on his five bighas of land in Khulna’s Dumuria upazila this season as his entire land is waterlogged.
11 November 2024, 18:14 PM
An important yet problematic route
The Khulna-Satkhira Highway, renovated at a cost of Tk 160 crore in 2020, has deteriorated significantly within four years. Some stretches of the road now appear like uneven railway tracks.
5 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Khulna-Satkhira Highway: A vital yet problematic route
The Khulna-Satkhira Highway, renovated at a cost of Tk 160 crore in 2020, has deteriorated significantly within four years. Some stretches of the road now appear like uneven railway tracks
5 November 2024, 15:00 PM
Khulna Region: Integrated farming gaining ground
Integrated farming methods involving multi-crop strategies are gradually transforming the agricultural landscape in Khulna region.
2 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Hamkura in Khulna: A river once flowed here
The once-mighty Hamkura River that flowed through Dumuria upazila in Khulna now lives only in the memories of locals.
1 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Work stalled over contractors’ fraudulence
The construction works of a new four-storey building of Koyra Upazila Health Complex in Khulna have come to a standstill due to negligence and fraudulence by the contractor.
26 October 2024, 21:54 PM
Abandoned for 11 years
The condition of the Sonadanga Bypass road (from MA Bari Road to the city bypass road), located adjacent to the Sonadanga Bus Terminal in Khulna city, has deteriorated to a deplorable state.
25 October 2024, 21:02 PM
Shrinking Soilmari threatens livelihoods
The once mighty Soilmari river, flowing through Khulna’s Batiaghata and Dumuria upazilas, is in dire need of excavation.
13 October 2024, 19:54 PM
Khulna Textile Mills: Abandoned for 31 years
The once-thriving Khulna Textile Mills Limited, now a neglected relic of the past, has remained abandoned for nearly 31 years. Established in 1931 as the Acharya Prafulla Chandra Cotton Mill, the mill sits on 25.63 acres of land in the heart of Khulna city.
12 October 2024, 20:40 PM
Under water for over a month
The homestead of Rahman Sheikh, a farmer of Gutudia village in Khulna’s Dumuria upazila, has been submerged for the past 45 days.
10 October 2024, 18:00 PM
E-waste a growing concern in Khulna
Electronic waste, or e-waste, is rapidly becoming a menace for Khulna city dwellers due to Khulna City Corporation’s lack of facilities to manage this type of waste.
8 October 2024, 18:00 PM
Watermelon in fish farms
Around 6,200 farmers across nine upazilas of Khulna have been cultivating off-season watermelon on approximately 919 hectares of land in fish farms.
28 September 2024, 19:31 PM
Waste disposal plant struggles to meet deadline
The Khulna City Corporation’s waste disposal project is facing significant delays, with only half of the work completed despite being eight months past its initial deadline.
27 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Rain damages 60pc of Khulna’s fish enclosures
Incessant rain over the past three days has caused significant damage to fish farms across Khulna, particularly impacting shrimp farmers during their harvest season.
26 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Unregulated snail collection raises concerns in Khulna
Indiscriminate collection of snails from croplands and swamp areas has raised alarms in Khulna.
26 September 2024, 18:00 PM