Jora Shivmandir: A testament to Khulna’s heritage
19 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Located at Ghat-5 along the eastern bank of the Bhairab river in Khulna city, the 327-year-old twin Shiva temples, locally known as “Jora Shivmandir”, are a historic marvel that has withstood the test of time.
19 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Private ambulances dominate KMCH
14 April 2026, 03:31 AM
Critically ill patients at Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) are facing delays in emergency transfers, with patients and staff alleging that private ambulance operators dominate the premises, limiting access to government services and charging higher fares.
14 April 2026, 03:31 AM
Long traffic jams plague Khulna’s Gallamary amid bridge delays
12 April 2026, 16:53 PM
Traffic at the key city entry point stretches for over 1.5 kms, with delays in new bridge construction
12 April 2026, 16:53 PM
Of smoke, soot, and suffering
11 April 2026, 04:50 AM
Toxic emissions from a factory in Rupsha upazila of Khulna have been causing environmental pollution in at least eight neighbouring villages.
11 April 2026, 04:50 AM
21 shot dead, 50 injured in Khulna in three months
10 April 2026, 02:17 AM
Of the total killings, eight took place in Khulna metropolitan area
10 April 2026, 02:17 AM
Climate-resilient moringa boosts coastal livelihoods
7 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Moringa cultivation is transforming livelihoods of farmers in saline-prone coastal regions of the southwest, emerging as a low-cost, climate-resilient crop.
7 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Watermelon farmers in south suffer despite bumper harvests
6 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Low demand after Eid caused sharp fall in farmgate prices, growers say
6 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Fuel crisis cripples motorcycle transport in southwest; riders’ incomes plunge
31 March 2026, 13:20 PM
More than 20,000 riders face hardship as shortages disrupt essential travel in remote coastal areas
31 March 2026, 13:20 PM
Clash With Traders: Patients suffer as KMCH interns continue strike
Mujibul Haque from Kharnia village in Dumuria upazila of Khulna came to Khulna Medical College Hospital yesterday with his eight-year-old daughter for treatment.
16 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Erosion in Khulna’s Dacope Upazila: Of displaced people and lost arable land
In the 1960s, a series of embankments stretching 153 kilometres were constructed in Khulna’s Dacope upazila to protect the region from flooding and erosion.
10 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Attacked and intimidated, all for playing football
First, they were attacked for playing football. Now, they are being threatened with acid attacks.
2 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Locals suffer for delay in drainage work
“Every day for the last couple of weeks, my son has to cross extensive mud patches to go to school. He is tired and does not want to go to school anymore,” said Rumana Akhtar, a resident of road-11 of Bastuhara area in Khulna city.
1 August 2023, 18:00 PM
U-17 Khulna Division: Girls attacked for playing football, wearing shorts
When she is supposed to be at football practice, she is tossing and turning in a hospital bed with a bandaged head.
30 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Tiger footage spurs hope for big cat population
The number of Bengal tigers in the Sundarbans have increased in the last five years, according to forest department officials.
28 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Khulna-Satkhira Regional Highway: Renovated in 2020, deteriorated by 2023
Dilapidated, riddled with potholes, and patches of deteriorated bitumen -- such is the situation of Khulna-Satkhira regional highway.
27 July 2023, 18:00 PM
A foul-smelling nuisance
The Sonadanga-Mujgunni highway has been transformed into a dumping ground, thanks to indiscriminate dumping of waste beside it by the Khulna City Corporation.
21 July 2023, 18:00 PM
500 beds, 1,500 patients
The 500-bed Khulna Medical College Hospital is currently treating over 1,500 patients on a daily basis.
18 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Plastic waste chokes Khulna drains
Due to unplanned waste disposal and improper management, most drains of Khulna City Corporation have turned into garbage heaps.
7 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Polling ends, load shedding begins
Before the city corporation polls, the electricity situation was comparatively better in Khulna compared to other cities of the country. However, only a day after the election, it started to worsen.
14 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Khulna City: Voting thru EVM proved problematic for some
The voting in Khulna city polls went ahead peacefully yesterday with no incidents of violence or obstruction of voters from casting ballots reported.
12 June 2023, 18:00 PM
In Khulna, it’s AL versus AL
Awami League leaders and activists have become the main contesters of each other for most of the councillor posts in the Khulna City Corporation election.
9 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Who will get BNP’s vote?
With BNP’s significant vote bank up for grabs, politicians and experts are now wondering which candidates will emerge victorious in the upcoming Khulna City Corporation polls slated for June 12.
7 June 2023, 18:00 PM
New manifesto, old pledges
Talukder Abdul Khaleque, the ruling party’s candidate for the mayoral position in the upcoming Khulna city polls on June 12, has presented electoral pledges similar to those in his 2018 manifesto for the Khulna city polls.
6 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Councillor candidates the centre of attention
Voters have been showing more interest towards councillor candidates rather than mayoral ones in the upcoming Khulna City polls, scheduled for June 12.
5 June 2023, 18:00 PM
KHULNA CITY POLLS
Talukder Abdul Khaleque is running for mayor in Khulna on the ruling Awami League ticket.
2 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Poster pollution plagues Khulna
Despite advocating in favour of creating a green city, the mayoral and councillor candidates have covered Khulna’s all 31 wards with plastic-laminated posters ahead of the Khulna city polls, which are scheduled for June 12.
31 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Mayoral candidates get symbols, begin campaigning
All mayoral candidates have initiated their election campaigns after receiving symbols from the returning officer’s office yesterday morning, signalling the start of the campaign for the upcoming Khulna City Corporation election scheduled for June 12.
26 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Erosion fear grips Dacope residents
Panic has gripped residents of Sutarkhali and Kamarkhola unions in Khulna’s Dacope upazila ever since an embankment of the Water Development Board built in the region started to collapse.
20 May 2023, 18:00 PM