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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, 11:59 AM

Trains launched on Dhaka-Khulna, Dhaka-Benapole routes

The people of Narail are particularly jubilated, as both the trains will connect the district with Dhaka, Khulna and Benapole
24 December 2024, 15:34 PM

Salam Murshedi lands in jail after bail rejection

Two courts in Khulna today sent former Khulna-4 lawmaker and industrialist Abdus Salam Murshedi to jail after rejecting his bail petition in four cases related to killing, attacks and violence
22 December 2024, 11:46 AM

5 Kuet teachers suspended

Five teachers of the Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (Kuet) have been suspended over their alleged involvement in illegal recruitment and promotion rackets.
9 December 2024, 20:08 PM

Patuakhali, Khulna brace for Cyclone Dana, prep shelters and relief measures

Patuakhali district administration prepared 829 cyclone shelters while Khulna district administration prepared 433
23 October 2024, 10:26 AM

Downpour in Jashore: 52 schools waterlogged

Swelling rivers following incessant rains recently flooded the low-lying areas in Jashore’s Manirampur upazila, leaving at least 52 educational institutions submerged.
28 September 2024, 18:00 PM

991 Durga puja mandaps to be built in Khulna this year

The Puja Udjapan Parishad leaders have been requested to increase patrolling in remote areas before the celebrations commence
24 September 2024, 14:29 PM

Flash floods leads to woes for fish farmers in Khulna

Dumuria upazila was the most affected
17 September 2024, 07:56 AM

Teenager sued under CSA for Facebook post on religion

The teenage boy, who was beaten up by a mob inside a police office in Khulna last week, has been accused of hurting religious sentiments in a case filed under the controversial Cyber Security Act.
7 September 2024, 18:00 PM

VCs of Khulna and Barishal universities resign

Khulna University (KU) Vice Chancellor Prof Md Mahmood Hossain and Barishal University (BU) Vice Chancellor Prof Mohammad Badruzzaman Bhuiyan have resigned
20 August 2024, 13:07 PM

KUET VC, Pro VC resigns

VC cites illness, personal reasons; students demonstrated yesterday demanding their resignations
12 August 2024, 10:10 AM

'March for Justice': 22 detained students released in Khulna

At least 22 students, including all nine female students, who were detained after police yesterday obstructed the "March for Justice" programme in Khulna city, were released last night
1 August 2024, 07:57 AM
31 July 2024, 10:26 AM

Jubo League leader shot dead in Khulna

A former union parishad member and local Jubo League leader was shot by unidentified assailants in Khulna last night
25 June 2024, 08:53 AM

Lightning kills 4 people in Khulna

Four people, including a child, died after being struck by lightning in three upazilas of Khulna, authorities said today.
21 June 2024, 06:34 AM

Cyclone Remal: Animal death toll in Sundarbans rises to 100

The death toll of animals from the flooding in the Sundarbans has climbed to 100 after Cyclone Remal hit the world’s largest mangrove forest on Sunday
31 May 2024, 08:42 AM

Cyclone Remal: Villages still under water in Khulna

Four days after the cyclone Remal's strike, several villages in coastal district of Khulna's Koyra, Dakop and Paikgasa upazilas remain underwater, causing immense suffering to residents and damages of valuables
31 May 2024, 06:41 AM

Cyclone Remal: Fish farmers in Khulna incur loss of Tk 168cr

Hundreds of fish enclosures have been washed away in Khulna due to Cyclone Remal, causing Tk 168 crore financial loss to the farmers
27 May 2024, 10:07 AM

Great danger signal number 10 for Mongla, Payra

Cox's Bazar and Chattogram seaports asked to hoist danger signal number 9
26 May 2024, 03:52 AM

Nature quest: Gems of the forest

The axis deer, chittra horin in Bangla, is one of the more precious belongings of the Sundarbans. This herd was seen wandering outside of the mangrove forest to eat grass under the open sky.
19 April 2024, 05:33 AM