Dipankar Roy

Winter’s arrival does little to curb mosquito menace

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

2d ago

Tilted building poses threat to travellers

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.

3d ago

Tilted building poses threat to travellers

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

3d ago

KMCH struggles to cope with dengue patients

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

2w 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.

2w 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.

3w 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

3w 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
October 7, 2023
October 7, 2023

Sluice gates need urgent repairs

Farmers in Khulna’s Koyra upazila are facing difficulties with Aman cultivation as sluice gates in the area are mostly not working.

September 27, 2023
September 27, 2023

Sorry state of a Khulna hospital

A lack of proper supervision and renovation has left the 58-year-old Khulna Chest Disease Hospital in a sorry state.

September 17, 2023
September 17, 2023

Defiance is their reply

Over a hundred children and teens eagerly waiting to learn self-defence tricks at the Tatultala Government Primary School grounds -- this is what this correspondent saw when he visited the place yesterday afternoon.

September 7, 2023
September 7, 2023

Mujgunni highway: Once draped in greenery, now deserted

Large uprooted tree trunks lying on the Mujgunni highway -- this is what this correspondent saw when he visited the road yesterday morning.

September 2, 2023
September 2, 2023

34mm rain floods Khulna city

Just 34 millimetres of rainfall was enough to inundate two-third of Khulna city, effectively washing away the tall claims of monsoon preparedness by the authorities.

August 17, 2023
August 17, 2023

Clash With Traders: Patients suffer as KMCH interns continue strike

Mujibul Haque from Kharnia village in Dumuria upazila of Khulna came to Khulna Medical College Hospital yesterday with his eight-year-old daughter for treatment.

August 11, 2023
August 11, 2023

Erosion in Khulna’s Dacope Upazila: Of displaced people and lost arable land

In the 1960s, a series of embankments stretching 153 kilometres were constructed in Khulna’s Dacope upazila to protect the region from flooding and erosion.

August 3, 2023
August 3, 2023

Attacked and intimidated, all for playing football

First, they were attacked for playing football. Now, they are being threatened with acid attacks.

August 2, 2023
August 2, 2023

Locals suffer for delay in drainage work

“Every day for the last couple of weeks, my son has to cross extensive mud patches to go to school. He is tired and does not want to go to school anymore,” said Rumana Akhtar, a resident of road-11 of Bastuhara area in Khulna city.

July 31, 2023
July 31, 2023

U-17 Khulna Division: Girls attacked for playing football, wearing shorts

When she is supposed to be at football practice, she is tossing and turning in a hospital bed with a bandaged head.