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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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KCC councillor’s men fill up waterbody on BR land

An eight feet deep waterbody on 66-decimal land owned by Bangladesh Railway in Khulna city has allegedly been filled up by followers of a city corporation councillor. Now plans are afoot to build a park and other structures there.
30 March 2024, 18:00 PM
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Preserving a painful past

Madhab Chandra Bairagi and Sourav Goldar were among the more than 500 people who were brutally killed by the Pakistani Army men at Badamtala area in Batiaghata upazila of Khulna on May 19, 1971.
26 March 2024, 18:00 PM
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In search of pure drinking water

When Sonaban Bibi, 62, got married 46 years ago, there was a pond next to her house, from which she managed to fetch drinking water.
23 March 2024, 18:00 PM
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Gallamari Mass Grave: Still bearing marks of butchery

Anyone in Khulna who either witnessed the Liberation War of 1971 or is aware of the regions’s war-history will shudder at the name of Gallamari mass grave.
23 March 2024, 18:00 PM
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Climate resilient agriculture

Even three years back, vast lands would remain barren throughout most of the year in Koyra upazila of Khulna due to high level of salinity in the nearby rivers and waterbodies.
15 March 2024, 18:00 PM
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Once mighty, now a narrow canal

Once a mighty river, the 29-kilometre long Soilmari, which flows through Khulna’s Batiaghata upazila, is in dire need of excavation.
14 March 2024, 18:00 PM
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A museum of journalistic heritage

GKM Lutfar Rahim, regional manager of NGO Forum in Khulna, has a unique hobby -- collecting newspapers.
8 March 2024, 18:00 PM
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Of broken promises and unmet expectations

Citing insurmountable losses, nine jute mills in Khulna region, including the country’s second largest one, abruptly shut down operation in July 2020.
5 March 2024, 18:00 PM
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Mosquito menace beyond control in Khulna

After winter ended, mosquitoes took control of Khulna, making life difficult for many city dwellers. Locals claim that the situation has been ongoing for a long time, with the authorities continuing to turn a blind eye.
2 March 2024, 18:00 PM
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Sundarbans: Crab fishing season begins

After a two-month hiatus during the breeding season of crabs, fishermen set sail once more in various rivers and canals of the Sundarbans to resume their crab catching activities.
1 March 2024, 18:00 PM
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Local seed for local need

Seated on a rug in front of a closed shop on the west side of Badamtala Bazar, 61-year-old Nomita Sarkar was sorting out various local seeds.
27 February 2024, 18:00 PM
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Golden cauliflowers, golden prospects

Numerous farmers in Khulna have been successfully growing coloured cauliflowers and selling them for a handsome profit, prompting even more farmers to start cultivating this visually striking, savoury, and nutritious variant.
23 February 2024, 18:00 PM
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Relics of ruin

Hari, once a 200-metre-wide river, is now on the verge of extinction. The river was once a lifeline for the residents of at least 15 villages.
23 February 2024, 18:00 PM
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Sheikh Abu Naser Bypass Road: Left abandoned for 13 years

Sheikh Abu Naser Bypass Road, one of the six major roads in and out of Khulna city, used to be a boon to the area’s road connectivity.
16 February 2024, 18:00 PM
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Country’s first village super market lying idle

To establish a direct connection between farmers and traders, the country’s first village supermarket (VSM) was set up in Tipna village under Khulna’s Dumuria upazila in 2015. However, the market currently remains idle.
11 February 2024, 18:00 PM
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A referee’s refusal to lose hope

In 1998, SM Kamrul Islam Babu, a native of Dhulgram village in Abhaynagar upazila, Jashore, badly injured both of his hands while working with a shallow machine at a fish enclosure.
9 February 2024, 01:00 AM
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Khulna footpaths finally freed

From Hogolbunia of Batiaghata, Gautam Mondal often travels to Khulna city for his business. He was used to the congested, narrow footpaths of the city, lined with vendors, hawkers and beggars. With no space left for pedestrians, they were often forced to get down and walk along the roadside.
8 February 2024, 18:00 PM
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Final nail in Taltala canal’s coffin

The two-kilometre-long Taltala canal once used to be a vital waterbody flowing through Khulna city.
6 February 2024, 18:00 PM
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Dead trees a safety hazard on Satkhira roads

Curled up leafless twigs rattling with every breeze and decaying tree trunks crowd the roads of Satkhira.
3 February 2024, 18:00 PM
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Once a promising Test venue, now a complete wreck

The cricket fans of Khulna cannot remember the last time an international cricket match was held at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium (SANS) nor are they too optimistic about seeing one at the Rupsha-Bhairab shore any time soon.
3 February 2024, 01:00 AM

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