Dipankar Roy

Farmers fear major losses as 327mm rainfall submerges crops

Continuous rainfall over the past four days has caused widespread flooding across new areas of Khulna, inflicting severe damage to vast tracts of Aman paddy and vegetable crops.

1d ago

Tk 523cr spent, yet city drowns every time it rains

Khulna City Corporation has spent Tk 523 crore in the last six years on a project aimed at alleviating the city’s waterlogging problems.

3d ago

Unrepaired road, immense sufferings

Delay in renovation of a road connecting Khulna University of Engineering and Technology and several other institutions has resulted in immense sufferings to the city residents.

5d ago

41 doctors declared ‘unwanted’, medical service disrupted

Patients at Khulna Medical College Hospital have been suffering immensely, as around 50 doctors of the hospital’s indoor and outdoor departments remained absent yesterday.

2w ago

‘We want a sustainable embankment’

After the flood-protection dam was breached and 13 villages in Deluti union under Khulna’s Paikgachha upazila were flooded last Thursday, around 7-8 thousand people had to leave their homes and take shelter on higher grounds, including other parts of the embankment, roadsides, and different educational institutions.

3w ago

Most KCC dev projects halted

After the fall of the Awami League-government on August 5 following a mass uprising, Khulna City Corporation’s mayor, most of the ward councillors, and pro-AL contractors went into hiding.

3w ago

No permanent allotment for residents in 52yrs

In 1972, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman allotted 33 acres of land for squatters and displaced people in Mujgunni area of Khulna city to reside there.

3w ago

Khulna schools see thin presence

Although most schools in Khulna city and nine other upazilas are open, attendance across these institutions has only been 30 to 35 percent so far.

3w ago
September 18, 2024
September 18, 2024

Farmers fear major losses as 327mm rainfall submerges crops

Continuous rainfall over the past four days has caused widespread flooding across new areas of Khulna, inflicting severe damage to vast tracts of Aman paddy and vegetable crops.

September 16, 2024
September 16, 2024

Tk 523cr spent, yet city drowns every time it rains

Khulna City Corporation has spent Tk 523 crore in the last six years on a project aimed at alleviating the city’s waterlogging problems.

September 14, 2024
September 14, 2024

Unrepaired road, immense sufferings

Delay in renovation of a road connecting Khulna University of Engineering and Technology and several other institutions has resulted in immense sufferings to the city residents.

September 5, 2024
September 5, 2024

41 doctors declared ‘unwanted’, medical service disrupted

Patients at Khulna Medical College Hospital have been suffering immensely, as around 50 doctors of the hospital’s indoor and outdoor departments remained absent yesterday.

August 29, 2024
August 29, 2024

‘We want a sustainable embankment’

After the flood-protection dam was breached and 13 villages in Deluti union under Khulna’s Paikgachha upazila were flooded last Thursday, around 7-8 thousand people had to leave their homes and take shelter on higher grounds, including other parts of the embankment, roadsides, and different educational institutions.

August 28, 2024
August 28, 2024

Most KCC dev projects halted

After the fall of the Awami League-government on August 5 following a mass uprising, Khulna City Corporation’s mayor, most of the ward councillors, and pro-AL contractors went into hiding.

August 27, 2024
August 27, 2024

Khulna schools see thin presence

Although most schools in Khulna city and nine other upazilas are open, attendance across these institutions has only been 30 to 35 percent so far.

August 27, 2024
August 27, 2024

No permanent allotment for residents in 52yrs

In 1972, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman allotted 33 acres of land for squatters and displaced people in Mujgunni area of Khulna city to reside there.

August 26, 2024
August 26, 2024

First cyclone Remal, now floods: Khulna villages submerged again

Cyclones, river erosions, and floods -- people in coastal Bangladesh have been fighting natural disasters on a regular basis, and each year is turning out to be increasingly more challenging than the previous one due to climate change.

August 16, 2024
August 16, 2024

It’s radio silence in Khulna

In the heart of Khulna, the Bangladesh Betar centre stood as a beacon of community, culture, and information. Established in 1970, it quickly became a cherished institution, bridging gaps between rural life and broader societal developments.

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