Dipankar Roy

Patients pass harsh winter nights on cold floors

In the biting chill of a Khulna winter, 78-year-old Sakhina Begum  struggles to breathe on the second-floor balcony of Khulna Medical College Hospital.

2w ago

Khulna chokes on dust

Khulna city is grappling with an escalating dust pollution crisis, exacerbated by ongoing development projects, poor environmental management, and unregulated industrial expansion.

2w ago

Tree resin: an 'unexpected' boon for locals

Residents of nine upazilas in Khulna and four upazilas in Satkhira have found a unique economic opportunity emerging from an unlikely, and somewhat unexpected source -- a type of tree resin known as lac

2w ago

Khulna’s urban sprawl: a decades-old issue

Experts call for immediate action on city’s boundary expansion; outskirt residents struggle to get civic amenities

2w ago

Khulna town protection dam under threat

The Khulna town protection dam, a vital defense against the erosion and tidal surges of the Bhairab and Rupsha rivers, is now in a critical state. Significant portions of the dam have already been lost to the river, putting thousands of businesses, homes, and lives in Khulna city at imminent risk.

3w ago

Jatra Pala, a tradition rooted in rural winters

On a chilly December evening in Hatbati village, under the open sky, the air was filled with a sense of nostalgia and excitement. Wrapped in warm shawls and blankets, villagers from Batiaghata upazila in Khulna gathered at the District Satsang Ashram Centre to witness something that many thought was slowly fading away: a Jatra Pala performance.

3w ago

Rail route via Padma Bridge opens new era of connectivity

Passenger rail services on Dhaka-Khulna route via Padma Bridge are set to commence today.

4w ago

Dec 17: Freedom came a day later in Khulna

While Bangladesh officially emerged as an independent nation on December 16, 1971, the people of Khulna tasted freedom on December 17, when freedom fighters finally took control of the city after fierce battles. 

1m ago
January 6, 2025
January 6, 2025

Patients pass harsh winter nights on cold floors

In the biting chill of a Khulna winter, 78-year-old Sakhina Begum  struggles to breathe on the second-floor balcony of Khulna Medical College Hospital.

January 3, 2025
January 3, 2025

Khulna chokes on dust

Khulna city is grappling with an escalating dust pollution crisis, exacerbated by ongoing development projects, poor environmental management, and unregulated industrial expansion.

January 2, 2025
January 2, 2025

Tree resin: an 'unexpected' boon for locals

Residents of nine upazilas in Khulna and four upazilas in Satkhira have found a unique economic opportunity emerging from an unlikely, and somewhat unexpected source -- a type of tree resin known as lac

January 2, 2025
January 2, 2025

Khulna’s urban sprawl: a decades-old issue

Experts call for immediate action on city’s boundary expansion; outskirt residents struggle to get civic amenities

December 30, 2024
December 30, 2024

Khulna town protection dam under threat

The Khulna town protection dam, a vital defense against the erosion and tidal surges of the Bhairab and Rupsha rivers, is now in a critical state. Significant portions of the dam have already been lost to the river, putting thousands of businesses, homes, and lives in Khulna city at imminent risk.

December 26, 2024
December 26, 2024

Jatra Pala, a tradition rooted in rural winters

On a chilly December evening in Hatbati village, under the open sky, the air was filled with a sense of nostalgia and excitement. Wrapped in warm shawls and blankets, villagers from Batiaghata upazila in Khulna gathered at the District Satsang Ashram Centre to witness something that many thought was slowly fading away: a Jatra Pala performance.

December 24, 2024
December 24, 2024

Rail route via Padma Bridge opens new era of connectivity

Passenger rail services on Dhaka-Khulna route via Padma Bridge are set to commence today.

December 17, 2024
December 17, 2024

Dec 17: Freedom came a day later in Khulna

While Bangladesh officially emerged as an independent nation on December 16, 1971, the people of Khulna tasted freedom on December 17, when freedom fighters finally took control of the city after fierce battles. 

December 12, 2024
December 12, 2024

Sundarbans robbers resurface, make lives difficult for locals

Following a successful campaign by the Rab to facilitate the surrender of robbers in the Sundarbans, the region was declared robber-free on November 1, 2018.

December 9, 2024
December 9, 2024

Mujgunni Highway crumbles within a year

Merely a year after being renovated, the 5.5-kilometre-long Mujgunni Highway between Sonadanga Bus Terminal and Notun Rasta Intersection in Khulna has become rundown yet again.