Dipankar Roy

A small village in the Phultala upazila, around 35 kilometres from Khulna city, is home to an age old tradition of making raw papor. .The village is Dakshindihi, sometimes locally referred to as "papor gram" (papor village), where this tradition has continued for seven decades now..P

While entering the Khulna Medical College Hospital, some middle-aged women are found stationed near the main gate and outside of the outpatient department.

Despite the onset of winter, when mosquito populations typically dwindle, Khulna city continues to grapple with a severe mosquito infestation.

A four-story building, located at the Gutudia intersection on Khulna-Satkhira regional highway, is on the verge of collapse, posing an imminent risk of accidents.

A four-story building, located at the Gutudia intersection on Khulna-Satkhira regional highway, is on the verge of collapse, posing an imminent risk of accidents

Khulna is witnessing a surge in the number of dengue patients every passing day.

Ullas Biswas is unsure if he will be able to cultivate Boro paddy on his five bighas of land in Khulna’s Dumuria upazila this season as his entire land is waterlogged.

The Khulna-Satkhira Highway, renovated at a cost of Tk 160 crore in 2020, has deteriorated significantly within four years. Some stretches of the road now appear like uneven railway tracks.

The Khulna-Satkhira Highway, renovated at a cost of Tk 160 crore in 2020, has deteriorated significantly within four years. Some stretches of the road now appear like uneven railway tracks

Integrated farming methods involving multi-crop strategies are gradually transforming the agricultural landscape in Khulna region.

The once-mighty Hamkura River that flowed through Dumuria upazila in Khulna now lives only in the memories of locals.

The construction works of a new four-storey building of Koyra Upazila Health Complex in Khulna have come to a standstill due to negligence and fraudulence by the contractor.

The condition of the Sonadanga Bypass road (from MA Bari Road to the city bypass road), located adjacent to the Sonadanga Bus Terminal in Khulna city, has deteriorated to a deplorable state.

The once mighty Soilmari river, flowing through Khulna’s Batiaghata and Dumuria upazilas, is in dire need of excavation.

The once-thriving Khulna Textile Mills Limited, now a neglected relic of the past, has remained abandoned for nearly 31 years. Established in 1931 as the Acharya Prafulla Chandra Cotton Mill, the mill sits on 25.63 acres of land in the heart of Khulna city.

The homestead of Rahman Sheikh, a farmer of Gutudia village in Khulna’s Dumuria upazila, has been submerged for the past 45 days.

Electronic waste, or e-waste, is rapidly becoming a menace for Khulna city dwellers due to Khulna City Corporation’s lack of facilities to manage this type of waste.

Around 6,200 farmers across nine upazilas of Khulna have been cultivating off-season watermelon on approximately 919 hectares of land in fish farms.

The Khulna City Corporation’s waste disposal project is facing significant delays, with only half of the work completed despite being eight months past its initial deadline.

Incessant rain over the past three days has caused significant damage to fish farms across Khulna, particularly impacting shrimp farmers during their harvest season.