Five years on: Jute mill revival uneven, workers face deepening poverty
The shrimp industry, known as Bangladesh’s “white gold”, significantly boosts foreign exchange earnings and supports thousands of marginalised farmers, especially in the Khulna region.
The suspension of academic activities at Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (Kuet) entered its 133rd day today, following violent clashes involving students and teachers on February 18.
The 2.37-kilometre Sheikh Abu Naser Bypass Road in Khulna city, stretching from Sheikh Abu Naser Specialised Hospital to the City Bypass intersection, has been in a state of utter disrepair for over 15 years.
Staff unpaid as VC post remains vacant for over four months
The first heavy downpour of this monsoon since Monday has left most areas of Khulna city under knee-deep water, while adjoining low-lying areas were submerged under waist-high water -- exposing the inefficacy of the Tk 823 crore drainage improvement project of Khulna City Corporation (KCC).
Amid the ongoing intense heat wave gripping the region, Khulna Medical College Hospital is struggling to accommodate the rising daily influx of patients suffering from heat-related illnesses, overwhelming the hospital’s capacity.
Chui-jhal, a traditional aromatic spice widely used in southern Bangladesh, especially in the Khulna region
Sundarbans’ marine resources, including fish and crustacean stocks, are depleting due to indiscriminate use of poisonous substances for fish baits, raising concerns among environmentalists.
Farmers in Khulna’s Koyra upazila are facing difficulties with Aman cultivation as sluice gates in the area are mostly not working.
A lack of proper supervision and renovation has left the 58-year-old Khulna Chest Disease Hospital in a sorry state.
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.
Large uprooted tree trunks lying on the Mujgunni highway -- this is what this correspondent saw when he visited the road yesterday morning.
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.
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.
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.
First, they were attacked for playing football. Now, they are being threatened with acid attacks.
“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.
