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.
1d 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.
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
2d 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
May 24, 2024
Dada Match factory fading away amid lack of initiatives for reopening
The once renowned state-run Dada Match factory in Khulna city may soon fade away from people’s memory as no effective measures have been taken to reopen it in the past 14 years.
May 23, 2024
Will Nirala Dighi become a victim of development?
The Khulna Development Authority has begun filling up a portion of Nirala Dighi, the largest pond in Khulna city, with sand for a road extension project, causing an uproar among residents.
May 22, 2024
Chittaranjan Das - the palm tree planter of Jashore
When everyone else runs for cover from the scorching sun, 67-year-old Chittaranjan Das can be seen tending to palm trees on his broken bicycle. Neither scorching heat, torrential rains, nor biting cold can deter him from his mission.
May 20, 2024
The blood river
Ershad Ali clutched a sliver of hope as he searched for a familiar face among the dead at Chuknagar Bazar.
April 29, 2024
Shrimp farmers fear losses for scorching heatwave
Shrimp farmers in Khulna, a southwestern division of Bangladesh that grows shrimp mainly for exports, could be facing serious losses this year as the enclosures used for raising their crustaceans are drying up amid an ongoing heatwave.
April 28, 2024
Ongoing heatwave: Water crisis grips Khulna
The water crisis in Khulna city has deepened amidst the relentless heatwave, due to plummeting groundwater levels and the inability of the Water Supply and Sewerage Authority to meet the residents’ water needs adequately.
April 17, 2024
Coastal villagers switch to LPG from Sundarbans’ firewood
Gone are the days when cooking meals twice a day used to take a toll on Salma Begum.
April 7, 2024
Load shedding cripples life in Khulna city
Tushar Kanti Das lives on the ground floor of a three-storey house on Sabuj Sangh Math Road of ward-6 in Khulna city. After a long day of work as a sales representative for a pharmaceutical company, he would have to suffer the woes of load shedding as soon as he returned home for the past week.
April 7, 2024
The enduring allure of Khulna’s Nana Halim
Every day during Ramadan, food enthusiasts gather in large numbers at a small outlet in front of Pioneer Women’s College on South Central Road in Khulna.
April 6, 2024
A broken leg, a football academy and a dream
When Sathi Munda stepped up to take Bangladesh’s fifth and final penalty in the shootout against India on March 10, 2024, the fate of the SAFF Under-16 Women’s Championship title was hanging in the balance.
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