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Plastic waste clogs Khulna drains

8 HOUR(s)
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.
8 HOUR(s)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 crisis affect shrimp farming in Bangladesh

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 crisis affect shrimp farming in Bangladesh

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
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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
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Kuet stalemate deepens as interim VC steps down

Campus in deadlock since February clashes; teachers demand credible leadership
23 May 2025
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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

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