KMCH struggles to cope with dengue patients
Khulna is witnessing a surge in the number of dengue patients every passing day.
1w ago
Around 50,000 farmers at risk of missing Boro season
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.
1w ago
An important yet problematic route
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.
2w ago
Khulna-Satkhira Highway: A vital yet problematic route
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
2w ago
Khulna Region: Integrated farming gaining ground
Integrated farming methods involving multi-crop strategies are gradually transforming the agricultural landscape in Khulna region.
3w ago
Hamkura in Khulna: A river once flowed here
The once-mighty Hamkura River that flowed through Dumuria upazila in Khulna now lives only in the memories of locals.
3w ago
Work stalled over contractors’ fraudulence
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.
4w ago
Abandoned for 11 years
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.
1m ago
October 11, 2024
Under water for over a month
The homestead of Rahman Sheikh, a farmer of Gutudia village in Khulna’s Dumuria upazila, has been submerged for the past 45 days.
October 9, 2024
E-waste a growing concern in Khulna
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.
September 29, 2024
Watermelon in fish farms
Around 6,200 farmers across nine upazilas of Khulna have been cultivating off-season watermelon on approximately 919 hectares of land in fish farms.
September 28, 2024
Waste disposal plant struggles to meet deadline
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.
September 27, 2024
Unregulated snail collection raises concerns in Khulna
Indiscriminate collection of snails from croplands and swamp areas has raised alarms in Khulna.
September 27, 2024
Rain damages 60pc of Khulna’s fish enclosures
Incessant rain over the past three days has caused significant damage to fish farms across Khulna, particularly impacting shrimp farmers during their harvest season.
September 22, 2024
Ashrayan Project in Dumuria: Flooded homes push families into uncertainty
Fifty-six houses under an Ashrayan project in Dumuria upazila, Khulna, have been under knee-deep water for the past two months due to flooding.
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
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
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.
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