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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Comilla keep playoff hopes alive
Comilla Victorians keep their playoff hopes alive with a five-wicket win over Khulna Titans
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.
Mahmudullah does it again
The phrase 'lightning never strikes the same place twice' is one that researchers have seen nature defy quite often.
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.
