Authorities here said Sunday they are readying 814 shelters to move people should cyclone Yash hit the south-western coast.
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‘Golden fibre’ no longer holds glitter for Khulna jute farmers
A major cash crop for over three million small farm households in Bangladesh, jute is no longer considered a ‘golden fibre’ in Khulna.
445 India returnees kept at 11 quarantine centres in Khulna
At least 445 Bangladeshis, who returned home from India through the Benapole border till Friday, have been sent to institutional quarantine in Khulna, officials said Saturday.
Journo held under DSA in Khulna
Khulna, Apr 21: Aby Taiyab, the Khulna Bureau Chief of NTV news, has been arrested in connection with a case filed under the controversial Digital Security Act (DSA).
IBBL Barishal, Bogura and Khulna Zones hold Business Conference
The Barishal, Bogura and Khulna Zones of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized quarterly Business Development Conference through a virtual platform on Tuesday, 13 April 2021.
Man to die for killing JaPa leader in Khulna
Khulna, Mar 29 : A tribunal on Monday convicted a man and sentenced him to death for killing Jatiya Party leader Sheikh Abul Kashem in 1995.
‘Katka Tragedy Day’observed at Khulna University
Khulna, Mar 13 (UNB)-Students, teachers and other staff of Khulna University observed ‘Katka Tragedy Day’ on Saturday, commemorating the death of 11 students in 2004 at Katka sea beach in the Sundarbans.
Man held for raping sister-in-law in Khulna
A 28-year-old man has been arrested in Khulna for allegedly recording an objectionable video of his sister-in-law and raping her multiple times.
Four to die for murder in Khulna
A Khulna court on Monday sentenced four people to death in a case filed over the killing of a man in Dumuria upazila of the district in 2007.
Man crushed under train in Khulna
A man was crushed under the wheels of a train at Khulna Railway Station on Thursday morning.
The identity of deceased could not be known yet.
Driver’s assistant hacked to death inside bus in Khulna
Khulna, Feb 12 (UNB): The assistant of a driver was found dead inside a bus in Khulna on Friday. Md Sabbir, 26, a resident of Bagerhat, worked for ‘Shohag Paribahan’. His body was recovered from the bus in Shibbari More…
Bill passed for Sheikh Hasina Medical University in Khulna
Sheikh Hasina Medical University, Khulna Bill 2020 to set up a medical university in Khulna division, aiming to expand the facilities for medical education, research and healthcare services in the region was passed in Parliament on Monday. Health Minister Zahid…
Khulna, Chattogram vie for Bangabandhu T20 Cup glory
DHAKA —Gemcon Khulna is determined to come all guns blazing despite the absence of their key player Shakib Al Hasan as they take on Gazi Group Chattogram in the final of the Bangabandhu T20 Cup tomorrow (Friday) at the Sher-e-Bangla…
Khulna expects Shakib to fire in big match
DHAKA – Gemcon Khulna is unfazed by the mediocre performance of their ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan as they believe a big player like him will come all guns blazing in the big match. Shakib Al Hasan who returned to…
Captain Mahmudullah misses training ahead of Khulna’s big game
DHAKA – Gemcon Khulna captain Mahmudullah Riyad missed his side’s training session on Sunday ahead of the first qualifier game against Gazi Group Chattogram. Khulna head coach Mizanur Rahman Babul informed he was absent from the training due to a…
Saifuddin back as Rajshahi bats first against Khulna
DHAKa—Mohammad Saifuddin is back in the Minister Group Rajshahi squad, recovering from his ankle injury as his side was sent to bat first in their game against Gemcon Khulna in the Bangabandhu T20 Cup at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on…
Zakir’s half-century leads Khulna to big win against Barishal
DHAKA – Opener Zakir Hasan, in his first match, hit a scintillating half-century in the Bangabandhu T20 Cup as Gemcon Khulna recorded a 48-run victory over Fortune Barishal in their fifth match at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Friday. Zakir’s…
Barishal, Khulna show interest to rope in Mashrafe
DHAKA – Two teams of the Bangabandhu T20 Cup-Fortune Barishal and Gemcon Khulan showed their interest to rope in Mashrafe Bin Mortaza in their squad for the tournament. Mashrafe has already started practice session after recovering his hamstring injury and…
Tamim keeps faith on young players to stun favourite Khulna
DHAKA— Fortune Barishal captain Tamim Iqbal, urged his young brigade to come all guns blazing against red-hot favourtie Gemcon Khulna in the first game of the Bangabandhu T20 Cup tomorrow (Tuesday) at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. The match starts…
Khulna villages flooded as tidal surge damages embankments
Low-lying areas in Koyra and Paikgachha upazilas of Khulna district have been flooded by tidal surge, leaving thousands of people marooned.
Hilsa glut floods Khulna fish markets
Khulna, Aug 10 – Markets of Khulna are being flooded with Hilsa fishes caught from the Bay, since the lifting of a 65-day ban on fishing in the coastal waters was lifted on July 23 The resulting glut of hilsa…
COVID-19 cases reach 9,484 in Khulna division
Khulna, July 21: With detection of 280 more positive cases in last 24 hours till Tuesday’s noon, the total number of COVID-19 infected patients in the division reached 9,484, said a COVID-19 quarantine and isolation related daily report here Tuesday.
Khulna death toll in clash over area supremacy climbs to 4
Khulna, July 17 – Two more people, who were injured in a clash over establishing supremacy in Moshiali area of the city on Thursday, died at Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) early Friday, taking the death toll to four.
775,000 tonnes of Aman rice production target for Khulna
Khulna, July 14: A target of producing over 7.75 lakh tonnes of clean Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) rice has been fixed from 2.97 lakh hectares of land for Khulna agriculture region this season.
Tk16,000 fined for violating COVID-19 guidelines in Khulna
Khulna , July 5: Mobile courts here conducted drives in different areas including wards 17 and 24 of Khulna metropolis, declared as red zone, filed nine cases against different shops, business outlets and fined around Taka 16,000 for flouting coronavirus…
Three suspected robbers killed in Khulna ‘gunfight’
Three suspected robbers have been killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in different parts of Sundarbans.
Khulna farmers in distress with bumper yield of watermelon
Despite bumper production of watermelon in Dakope upazila of Khulna, frustration has gripped the growers as they are fearing huge losses for lack of buyers and low prices due to coronavirus outbreak.
Online education using Facebook,YouTube introduced in Khulna
Khulna district administration on Monday introduced online education on Facebook and YouTube platforms for school students as they have been staying at home for over one month and will have to continue to stay out of their schools until May…
Boro paddy procurement begins in Khulna through mobile app
Procurement of Boro paddy directly from farmers began on Sunday using mobile app ‘Krishoker Hasi’ in Khulna.
Khulna farmers strike gold with sunflower
Farmers in Koyra upazila of Khulna have been successful in sunflower cultivation on saline soils which used to lie unused after the cultivation of Aman paddy. The farmers of the upazila had, in fact, started farming sunflower on the saline…