Khulna

She was ‘raped after her eyes, mouth were glued shut’

A woman in Khulna’s Paikgachha upazila was reportedly gang-raped in the early hours of yesterday, by criminals who spread glue on her eyes to prevent her from identifying them.

Who have highest/lowest bank deposits in Bangladesh?

Dhaka division’s 4.19 crore people in 13 districts have stored in banks a total of Tk 9.79 lakh crore, around 85 per cent of which, or Tk 8.32 lakh crore, belong to the people living inside Dhaka district alone.

Riad Hasan: From Kalurghat to Coke Studio Bangla

Written and composed by Riad Hasan, “Murir Tin” is quite different from anything else Coke Studio Bangla has ventured into.

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.

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.

WORTH A RE-READ: FICTION / 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.

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.

Septuagenarian dengue patient dies in Khulna

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

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.

February 13, 2024
February 13, 2024

She was ‘raped after her eyes, mouth were glued shut’

A woman in Khulna’s Paikgachha upazila was reportedly gang-raped in the early hours of yesterday, by criminals who spread glue on her eyes to prevent her from identifying them.

March 28, 2023
March 28, 2023

Who have highest/lowest bank deposits in Bangladesh?

Dhaka division’s 4.19 crore people in 13 districts have stored in banks a total of Tk 9.79 lakh crore, around 85 per cent of which, or Tk 8.32 lakh crore, belong to the people living inside Dhaka district alone.

February 17, 2023
February 17, 2023

Riad Hasan: From Kalurghat to Coke Studio Bangla

Written and composed by Riad Hasan, “Murir Tin” is quite different from anything else Coke Studio Bangla has ventured into.

August 7, 2022
August 7, 2022

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.

April 7, 2022
April 7, 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.

March 17, 2022
March 17, 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.

July 30, 2020
July 30, 2020

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.

October 25, 2019
October 25, 2019

Septuagenarian dengue patient dies in Khulna

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

January 9, 2018
January 9, 2018

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.

September 15, 2017
September 15, 2017

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.

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