Khulna

Tank-lorry owners want fare hike, halt fuel supply in 14 dists

Supply of fuel remains suspended in 14 districts of greater Khulna and Faridpur as tank-lorry owners enforced a 24-hour strike demanding an increase in commission on selling fuel and tank lorry fare.
7 August 2022

Gallamari Mass Grave: a forgotten testament to atrocities

According to sources, around 15,000 people were killed at Gallamari. The place was filled with human corpses, skulls and bones.
6 April 2022

Abdullah Al Imran's 'Kalchakra': A story of financial collapse and invincibility

We get to know only so much about what happens around us until literature takes an interest in it. The same would have happened with the shutdown of the jute mill in Khulna, nearly two decades ago, if a novel like Kalchakra (Annesha Prokashon, 2018) had not presented it to us.
16 March 2022

Former Khulna UP chairman killed in ‘gunfight’ with Rab

A former Union Parishad chairman has been killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion in Rampal upazila of Bagerhat.
30 July 2020

Septuagenarian dengue patient dies in Khulna

A Septuagenarian man, who was diagnosed with dengue fever, dies at a private hospital in Khulna.
25 October 2019

12 cops closed for stalking female student, beating brother in Khulna

Twelve policemen are closed for allegedly stalking a female student and beating her brother in Batiaghata upazila of Khulna.
9 January 2018

Met office predicts moderate rainfall

Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places across Bangladesh, says Met office.
15 September 2017

11 cops sued over gouging of trader's eyes

A case was filed with a local court yesterday against 13 people, including 11 policemen, for allegedly gouging a trader's eyes in the
7 September 2017

Rail links with Khulna partially restored after 11 hours

​Rail communication of Khulna with the rest of the country has been restored after an eleven-hour disruption caused by a derailment.
26 August 2017

Section 57: Journalist arrested for FB post on goat’s death

Yet another journalist is made victim of the “black law” section 57, sued by a colleague, for alleged libel against a local lawmaker in Khulna.
1 August 2017

Two killed in 'gunfight' with Khulna cops

Two suspected drug peddlers were killed in a “gunfight” with police in Khulna yesterday while another man was injured in a separate incident.
17 July 2017

Former OC sent to jail in Khulna

A Khulna court sends a former officer-in-charge (OC) of Patia Police Station to jail in a case filed under Women and Children Repression Prevention Act.
30 April 2017

Precious water for people in need

Even three months ago, Josna Biswas of Chalna municipality in Khulna's Dakop upazila had to walk 1.5km twice a day to fetch two pitchers of water from the municipality pond.
21 March 2017

Comilla keep playoff hopes alive

Comilla Victorians keep their playoff hopes alive with a five-wicket win over Khulna Titans
2 December 2016

Rangpur leapfrog Khulna

Mohammad Mithun hit an unbeaten 49 as Rangpur Riders cantered to a seven-wicket win against Khulna Titans in a Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) match in Chittagong today.
22 November 2016

Mahmudullah does it again

The phrase 'lightning never strikes the same place twice' is one that researchers have seen nature defy quite often.
12 November 2016

Waiting for Mehedi

As wickets tumbled one after the other towards the end of yesterday's afternoon Bangladesh Premier League game, many expected Rajshahi Kings to send in Mehedi Hasan Miraz, as they were running out of batters.
9 November 2016

All-round Mahmudullah delivers Khulna Titans narrow win

A five-wicket burst from Rajshahi Kings bowler Abul Hasan helped his side restrict Khulna Titans to 133 for 8 in 20 overs during the 3 rd match of Bangladesh Premier League at Mirpur stadium today.
9 November 2016

Bangladesh Cricket: Mehedi Hasan Miraz returns to Dhaka

Mehedi Hasan Miraz, the young boy who became the toast of a nation with his 12 wickets in the first Test victory over England returned to Dhaka from Khulna early today.
2 November 2016

3 ‘criminals’ killed in Dhaka, Khulna, Jhenidah ‘gunfights’

Three alleged criminals have been killed in separate incidents of “gunfights” with the law enforcers in Dhaka, Khulna and Jhenidah early today.
12 August 2016