Plastic waste clogs Khulna drains
20 August 2026
Roads submerged in murky water, residents wading through knee-deep water, neighbourhoods becoming inaccessible and vehicles breaking down have become common scenes during the monsoon in Khulna city.
20 August 2026
Dengue surge overwhelms Khulna hospitals
16 August 2026
Dengue cases have surged across Khulna in recent weeks, putting hospitals under severe pressure.
16 August 2026
Dengue surge overwhelms Khulna hospitals as deaths, admissions climb
15 August 2026
Bed shortages are forcing hospitals to expand wards as patients crowd facilities across the division
15 August 2026
Frequent power cuts put small businesses under pressure
13 August 2026
Amid the rolling blackouts, some businesses are spending more to produce the same amount of goods, while others are taking much longer to meet delivery deadlines
13 August 2026
Business Plus / The fall of an industrial city
8 August 2026
Khulna’s industrial belt now lies largely abandoned, with its people leaving too
8 August 2026
Ranjit Baowali no more but struggle for Bhobodoh remains
7 August 2026
Veteran grassroots leader and convener of Bhobodoh Water Drainage Movement Committee died on Wednesday
7 August 2026
Power shortages threaten Khulna’s shrimp sector
7 August 2026
Frequent power outages across southwestern Bangladesh are pushing the country’s export-oriented shrimp industry deeper into uncertainty, disrupting production at farms and processing factories as growers and exporters grapple with prolonged electricity shortages.
7 August 2026
Power shortages threaten Khulna’s shrimp sector
6 August 2026
Frequent power outages across southwestern Bangladesh are pushing the country’s export-oriented shrimp industry deeper into uncertainty, disrupting production at farms and processing factories as growers and exporters grapple with prolonged electricity shortages.
6 August 2026
BNP-nominated Jamaat men confident of win in Khulna
BNP-nominated candidates from Jamaat-e-Islami have full confidence to keep five constituencies in Khulna division in the December 30 general election.
14 December 2018
EVM demo begins in Khulna
The Election Commission (EC) yesterday started public demonstration of electronic voting machines (EVM) at four centres of ward 22 under Khulna City Corporation.
9 December 2018
New voters to be a major factor in Khulna
A total of 3,67,000 new voters have been added to the updated voter list in Khulna district, taking the total number of voters to 18,00,656, who would exercise their franchise in the December 30 election.
6 December 2018
Khulna child hospital overrun after flu attack
Hundreds of children are being deprived of immediate care as Khulna Shishu Hospital is overflowing with patients after a recent outbreak of viral fever.
26 November 2018
Khulna gets a brand new train station
Dhaka-bound “Chitra Express” left the newly-constructed train station in Khulna yesterday morning around 8:40am. On March 3, 2018 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the station but some technical and administrative work caused the delay in starting formal operations.
25 November 2018
A waning nostalgia
When Picture Palace and Ullasini were built in 1940s, they were the first cinema halls in Khulna and drew movie-lovers from far and wide. Back at the time and the decades following it, cinema-going was a social event to be enjoyed with family and friends.
17 November 2018
BNP aspirants on the run amid fear of arrest in Khulna
Most BNP leaders of Khulna hopeful of contesting the national election in six constituencies in the district are not found in their localities, fearing arrests and harassment.
11 November 2018
Khulna city marred by uncollected waste
Around 200 tonnes of waste remain uncollected on Khulna City Corporation (KCC) streets every day -- causing health risks and environmental hazards for city dwellers.
3 November 2018
Exactly how do you rehabilitate pirates?
Palash Sheikh, a man of 32, runs a tea stall at Narkeltola Bazaar near Mongla upazila under Bagerhat district. Just a few miles south of the bazaar, lies the world's largest coastal mangrove forest, the Sundarbans.
1 November 2018
HIV cases on the rise in southern districts
The prevalence of HIV/AIDS infections among people of southern districts are increasing sharply, raising health concerns in the region.
4 October 2018
Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay's Aranyak (1939): the “Modern,” the “Non-modern” and the Nation-state
Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay is a name entwined with the rural Bengal and its people. He specifically focused on the north-western districts of the undivided Bengal and brought out an amazing portrayal of the simple rustic life and its scenic beauty.
28 September 2018
Labour safety ignored at Rampal plant
The death of 15-year-old Sajib, a worker at the Rampal Power Plant site, brought attention to an issue that went previously unnoticed -- the lack of safety gears and the unsafe conditions that the plant workers have to face.
3 September 2018
Over 3,000 people still homeless
About 3,000 people affected by Aila in Dakope and Koyra upazilas have been living on embankments as refugees for nine years since the cyclonic storm that hit the country's southwest region on May 25 in 2009.
26 May 2018
Drug Dealing in Khulna: Fingers pointed at some cops, politicians
Khulna is like a haven for drug dealers as several policemen, with ranks from constable to officers-in-charge, are directly or indirectly involved in the smuggling and the supply chain.
23 May 2018
A turnout that raises eyebrows
Of all the 286 polling centres in Khulna City Corporation, the one at Nayabati Haji Shariatullah Bidyapith in ward-10, stands out for recording a turnout of 99.94 percent voters.
16 May 2018
KCC polls: No BNP agents at 4 centres
Polling agents of the BNP-backed mayoral candidate are not seen in at least four polling centres during Khulna City Corporation elections since the voting began.
15 May 2018
A passion for home-grown science
To see deep green paddy as it sways to a gentle breeze is anybody's delight. The paddy fields of Aruni Mondal, 42,
26 November 2017
A university student builds his own drone
Suvik Roy, from Chunkuri village in Khulna's Dacope upazila, has long been inquisitive. From a young age and inspired by Hollywood movies, he has
21 November 2017
BCL man's terror pushes girl to breaking point
A teenage girl, a student of Govt LBK Degree College in Dacope upazila, has committed suicide in her dormitory room after Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) president of Bajua SN College allegedly took her to an undisclosed location by force the day before.
10 November 2017
The music maker of Khulna
In the brown shell of a coconut, in the dried casing of a rounded pumpkin or an asymmetric gourd, in buffalo horn and of course in
4 October 2017