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Disease outbreak wipes out shrimp at 250 Batiaghata farms

2 September 2026
Disease outbreaks have destroyed shrimp across hundreds of farms in Batiaghata of Khulna, with farmers reporting estimated losses of more than Tk 15 crore over the past one to one-and-a-half months.
2 September 2026
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Sundarbans comes alive again after three-month closure

1 September 2026
More than 300 tourists and hundreds of licensed fishermen returned to the mangrove forest as the annual closure ended
1 September 2026
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Gun violence grips Khulna’s Labanchara

21 August 2026
Of the eight police stations in Khulna city, Labanchara has emerged as a major hotspot for criminal activity, with a series of killings and armed attacks reported in recent months.
21 August 2026
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Plastic waste clogs Khulna drains

20 August 2026
Roads submerged in murky water, residents wading through knee-deep water, neighbourhoods becoming inaccessible and vehicles breaking down have become common scenes during the monsoon in Khulna city.
20 August 2026
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Dengue surge overwhelms Khulna hospitals

16 August 2026
Dengue cases have surged across Khulna in recent weeks, putting hospitals under severe pressure.
16 August 2026
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Dengue surge overwhelms Khulna hospitals as deaths, admissions climb

15 August 2026
Bed shortages are forcing hospitals to expand wards as patients crowd facilities across the division
15 August 2026
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Frequent power cuts put small businesses under pressure

13 August 2026
Amid the rolling blackouts, some businesses are spending more to produce the same amount of goods, while others are taking much longer to meet delivery deadlines
13 August 2026
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Business Plus / The fall of an industrial city

8 August 2026
Khulna’s industrial belt now lies largely abandoned, with its people leaving too
8 August 2026
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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KMCH struggles to cope with dengue patients

Khulna is witnessing a surge in the number of dengue patients every passing day.
12 November 2024
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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

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