Dipankar Roy

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.

The delay in the construction of Khulna’s Chittrali Kitchen Market has left hundreds of businesses in turmoil.

Sundarbans’ marine resources, including fish and crustacean stocks, are depleting due to indiscriminate use of poisonous substances for fish baits, raising concerns among environmentalists.

Farmers in Khulna’s Koyra upazila are facing difficulties with Aman cultivation as sluice gates in the area are mostly not working.

A lack of proper supervision and renovation has left the 58-year-old Khulna Chest Disease Hospital in a sorry state.

Over a hundred children and teens eagerly waiting to learn self-defence tricks at the Tatultala Government Primary School grounds -- this is what this correspondent saw when he visited the place yesterday afternoon.

Large uprooted tree trunks lying on the Mujgunni highway -- this is what this correspondent saw when he visited the road yesterday morning.

Just 34 millimetres of rainfall was enough to inundate two-third of Khulna city, effectively washing away the tall claims of monsoon preparedness by the authorities.

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.

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.

First, they were attacked for playing football. Now, they are being threatened with acid attacks.