Dipankar Roy

The two-kilometre-long Taltala canal once used to be a vital waterbody flowing through Khulna city.

Curled up leafless twigs rattling with every breeze and decaying tree trunks crowd the roads of Satkhira.

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.

Rivers don’t live anymore, they merely exist. They exist as relics of their halcyon days when rivers were truly wild, mysterious, free -- or as a character in their own story, as told through poetry and music.

Permanent concrete structures being constructed by encroaching parts of Gulatola canal and dumping of solid wastes is putting the final nails in the coffin of the waterbody.

The 22-kilometre-long Mayur river, which used to flow through the western side of Khulna city while being a source of fresh water for locals, is now on its deathbed. 

As the nation heads to the polls today, the BNP continues its two-day hartal as part of a polls-boycott movement. The party has also called for a non-cooperation movement to remove the current regime and demanded elections under a neutral administration.

The Bhairab river is gradually approaching its demise due to encroachment, pollution, and unplanned river dredging and bridge construction works.

Candidates for the 12th parliamentary elections have put up a large number of laminated and polythene-coated posters in many areas across the six constituencies of Khulna, posing an environmental threat.

Most of the candidates contesting the upcoming national polls from the six parliamentary seats in Khulna are little known to people, and as such, there is a genuine lack of enthusiasm among the people as election campaigns continue.

Awami League candidates in three constituencies of Khulna have found themselves in an uncomfortable situation, facing independent candidates from the same party who are likely to give them tough competition in the upcoming national elections.

Awami League candidates in three constituencies of Khulna have found themselves in an uncomfortable situation, facing independent candidates from the same party who are likely to give them tough competition in the upcoming national elections

Voters from minority communities in the three constituencies of Khulna will likely play a key role in the upcoming national polls as they contribute to a large stake in the areas’ vote bank.

The political action has disrupted the tour plans of holiday-makers, leading to the mass cancellation of bookings

The nationwide blockade being observed by several political parties in Bangladesh is taking its toll on businesses as sales have plunged.

Although Chanchra union in Jashore is the biggest source of fish fry in Bangladesh, local hatcheries are struggling in face of higher input costs and changing climate conditions, according to industry people.

The nationwide blockade being observed by several political parties in Bangladesh is taking its toll on businesses as sales have plunged. The transport blockade, set to enter its fifth phase on Wednesday, aims at forcing the current government to step down and pave the way for holding the next parliamentary election under a non-partisan interim government.

Hundreds of farmers nursing plants with freshly grown early winter beans -- this is what this correspondent saw during his recent visit to Gutudia village in Khulna’s Dumuria upazila.

Champa Begum travelled between Khulna and her hometown in Narail several times for radiotherapy at the Cancer Institute of Khulna Medical College Hospital, but she had to return home every time without the therapy she desperately needed, as the radiotherapy machine there was not functional.

An Ashrayan (shelter) project with 56 houses in Khulna’s Dumuria upazila has remained inundated for the last three months, leaving over a hundred residents amid untold sufferings.