No VC, no pay: Kuet staff struggle ahead of Eid amid prolonged shutdown
Financial operations at standstill as campus remains without leadership; over 1,100 await salaries
27 May 2025
Kuet stalemate deepens as interim VC steps down
Campus in deadlock since February clashes; teachers demand credible leadership
23 May 2025
Chuknagar: A forgotten massacre
On May 20, 1971, Chuknagar, a quiet border village in Dumuria upazila of Khulna, became the site of a brutal yet overlooked massacre during Bangladesh's Liberation War
20 May 2025
KUET shutdown: No classes in almost 3 months
Students of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology yesterday demonstrated demanding resumption of academic activities.
15 May 2025
Water crisis deepens in Khulna
Till last year, every morning before dawn, Nimai Chandra Roy’s house in Khulna’s Batiaghata upazila used to be a gathering point for his neighbours -- not for any festival, but for survival.
13 May 2025
Excavations fail to revive Mayur river
Mayur river, a major lifeline in Khulna that has long been plagued by encroachments and pollution, still remains on the brink of death despite two excavation projects to revive it over the past decade.
24 April 2025
Kuet returns to normalcy after 65 days of unrest
Students, who had staged a 57-hour hunger strike, broke their fast shortly after the announcement
24 April 2025
Once a lifeline, Shibsa river fades into a stream
Once a thriving artery of communication in the Khulna region, the Shibsa River is now a shadow of its former self. Once navigated by large boats, ships, launches, and steamers, the river connected Khulna with Kolkata..In recent decades, however, this vital waterway has been in decline. Wat
18 April 2025
Coastal areas in Khulna: Where drinking water becomes a luxury
When Razia Begum, now 56, got married at just 16, water was not a concern. Like most women in her village of Banisanta in Khulna’s Dacope upazila, she collected freshwater from nearby ponds. Life was simple, and water was abundant.
21 March 2025
Farmers giving up black tiger shrimp cultivation amid losses
Noni Gopal Baidya, a resident of Sutarkhali union in Dacope, a southwestern coastal upazila under Khulna division, began farming exportable black tiger shrimp on his 6-7 bighas of land in 1991.
19 March 2025
Batiaghata’s women farmers take lead in preserving indigenous seeds
The Maitree Farmers’ Federation and LoCos organised the annual Rural Seed Fair on Thursday at the premises of Brittyshalua Government Primary School in Khulna's Batiaghata to showcase vanishing indigenous seed varieties
14 March 2025
Wasa pipeline chokes Bhairab
The 20km part of Bhairab River, stretching from Khulna to Bagerhat, is shrinking into a stagnant canal due to a massive pipeline installed by the Khulna Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa).
13 March 2025
Mosquito menace worsens in Khulna
Khulna city dwellers are grappling with a mosquito menace, enduring sleepless nights and disrupted daily routines as the mosquito population has surged recently.
6 March 2025
Most shrimp factories shut as exports from Bangladesh halve in 7 years
Currently, out of 109 registered shrimp processing factories, only 30 in Khulna and 18 in Chattogram remain operational
3 March 2025
BNP Khulna city council today after 16 years
Khulna city unit of BNP is set to hold its council today after 16 years.
23 February 2025
Key Khulna road needs urgent renovation
Years of neglect and a lack of maintenance have left the Bir Shrestha Ruhul Amin Road in Khulna in urgent need of renovation.
19 February 2025
Illegal parking worsens Khulna’s traffic woes
Unregulated parking of vehicles has become a major factor contributing to worsening traffic congestion in Khulna city.
16 February 2025
Sundarbans Day: Deer poaching surges in the Sundarbans
Illegal deer hunting has surged in the Sundarbans, threatening the delicate ecosystem of the world’s largest mangrove forest.
13 February 2025
Gallamari In Khulna: People suffer for delay in bridge work
Gallamari Bridge, a key gateway to Khulna city, has long been a source of suffering for thousands of residents.
7 February 2025
KU student murder: Family looking for answers, cops have no leads
Arnob Kumar Sarker, an MBA student at Khulna University with aspirations of studying abroad, was brutally gunned down near his home in Khulna city Friday night, leaving his family devastated, and searching for answers.
25 January 2025