Khulna (, ) is the third-largest city in
Bangladesh
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...
, after
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; , ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the capital city, capital and list of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city of Bangladesh. It is one of the list of largest cities, largest and list o ...
and
Chittagong. It is the administrative centre of the
Khulna District and the
Khulna Division. It is the divisional centre of 10 districts of the division. Khulna is also the second largest port city of Bangladesh after
Chittagong because of
Port of Mongla. There is also a river port within the city named
Port of Khulna. Khulna's economy is mainly marine, sea port and local industry based and it is the third-largest in Bangladesh, contributing $53 billion in
gross regional domestic product and $95 billion in purchasing power parity (PPP) in 2020.
Khulna is on the
Rupsha and
Bhairab River, a strategic industrial point in southwestern Bangladesh. It is also an important industrial hub in Bangladeshi industry, hosting many of the nation's largest companies. Khulna's economy is affected by the
Port of Mongla, Bangladesh's second-largest seaport.
A colonial
steamboat
A steamboat is a boat that is marine propulsion, propelled primarily by marine steam engine, steam power, typically driving propellers or Paddle steamer, paddlewheels. The term ''steamboat'' is used to refer to small steam-powered vessels worki ...
service, which includes the ''Tern'', ''Osrich'' and ''Lepcha'', operates on the river route to the city. Khulna is considered the gateway to the
Sundarbans
Sundarbans (; pronounced ) is a mangrove forest area in the Ganges Delta formed by the confluence of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna Rivers in the Bay of Bengal. It spans the area from the Hooghly River in India's state of West Bengal ...
, the world's largest
mangrove forest and home of the
Bengal tiger
The Bengal tiger is a population of the ''Panthera tigris tigris'' subspecies and the nominate tiger subspecies. It ranks among the largest wild cats alive today. It is estimated to have been present in the Indian subcontinent since the Late ...
. It is north of the
Mosque City of Bagerhat, a
UNESCO World Heritage Site
World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection under an treaty, international treaty administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance. The sites are judged to contain "cultural and natural ...
.
History
Khulna was part of the ancient kingdoms of
Vanga,
Gangaridai and
Samatata. After the end of the
Pala Empire, it was ruled by the
Sena dynasty
The Sena/Sen dynasty was a List of Hindu empires and dynasties, Hindu dynasty during the Classical India, early medieval period on the Indian subcontinent, that ruled from Bengal through the 11th and 12th centuries. The empire at its peak cover ...
during the 12th-century reign of
Ballala Sena, and formed part of the Bagri division of Bengal.
During the 14th century,
Shamsuddin Firoz Shah was the first Muslim ruler to arrive in the city. Muslim settlements increased during the time of
Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah, and many mosques and shrines were established. A Muslim saint,
Khan Jahan Ali, acquired a ''
jagir'' (fiefdom) encompassing a large part of Khulna Division from the king of
Gauḍa during the 15th century and renamed the region as Jahanabad. Ali ruled until he died in 1459.
After Ali's death, the city became part of the
Bengal Sultanate
The Bengal Sultanate (Middle Bengali: , Classical Persian: ) was a Post-classical history, late medieval sultanate based in the Bengal region in the eastern South Asia between the 14th and 16th century. It was the dominant power of the Ganges- ...
. During the reign of
Daud Khan Karrani in the 16th century, Vikramaditya (one of Karrani's chief ministers) obtained a grant in southern Bengal—including Khulna—when Karrani was fighting the
Mughals
The Mughal Empire was an early modern empire in South Asia. At its peak, the empire stretched from the outer fringes of the Indus River Basin in the west, northern Afghanistan in the northwest, and Kashmir in the north, to the highlands of pre ...
. Vikramaditya established a sovereign kingdom with its capital at Iswaripur (in present-day
Satkhira District). He was succeeded by his son,
Pratapaditya, who gained preeminence over the
Baro-Bhuyans and controlled southern Bengal. Vikramaditya was defeated by Raja
Man Singh I, a Hindu Rajput general of the Mughal emperor
Akbar, in 1611.
Khulna was ruled by autonomous Bengali
nawab
Nawab is a royal title indicating a ruler, often of a South Asian state, in many ways comparable to the Western title of Prince. The relationship of a Nawab to the Emperor of India has been compared to that of the Kingdom of Saxony, Kings of ...
s until 1793 when the British
East India Company
The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company that was founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to Indian Ocean trade, trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (South A ...
abolished ''nizamat'' (local rule) and took control of the city. Becoming part of Jessore District in 1842, it became the headquarters of Khulna District (the Khulna and Bagerhat subdivisions of
Jashore District, the Satkhira subdivision of
24 Parganas district, and the Sundarbans) in 1882.
Khulna had a ''pouroshava'' (
municipal council
A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, borough cou ...
) in 1884, which became a
municipal corporation
Municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs. The term can also be used to describe municipally o ...
in 1984.
Before 19 August 1947, Khulna District was part of undivided Bengal. Khulna first declared itself as part of India in 1947, and the Indian flag was flown on 15 August. Syed Mohammad Abdul Halim (an official of the Bengali civil service) requested Khulna's inclusion in Pakistan, and the boundary commission declared that the city was part of
East Bengal
East Bengal (; ''Purbô Bangla/Purbôbongo'') was the eastern province of the Dominion of Pakistan, which covered the territory of modern-day Bangladesh. It consisted of the eastern portion of the Bengal region, and existed from 1947 until 195 ...
.
Sher e Bangla A.K.Fazlul Haq, Muslim League leaders
Khan A Sabur, Advocate
Hamidul Haq Chowdhury, A. F. M. Abdul Jalil, and Abdul Mojid Khan were also involved in the process.
During the
Bangladesh Liberation War
The Bangladesh Liberation War (, ), also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, was an War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali nationalism, Bengali nationalist and self-determination movement in East Pakistan, which res ...
, the
Pakistan Army
The Pakistan Army (, ), commonly known as the Pak Army (), is the Land warfare, land service branch and the largest component of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The president of Pakistan is the Commander-in-chief, supreme commander of the army. The ...
created the 314th ''ad hoc'' Brigade to hold Khulna. The city's
Mukti Bahini fighters were part of
sector 8 under the command of Major
Abu Osman Chowdhury and, later, under Major
Mohammad Abdul Monjur.
Geography
Khulna is Bangladesh's third-largest city, after
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; , ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the capital city, capital and list of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city of Bangladesh. It is one of the list of largest cities, largest and list o ...
and
Chittagong. It is in the southwestern part of the country, on the
Rupsha and
Bhairab Rivers. Even though the city corporation area is 45.65 square Kilometres, The total city area covers ,
[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Area, Population and Literacy Rate by Paurashava – 2001 (''pdf-file'')](_blank)
Retrieved on 29 September 2008. and
Khulna District covers . Khulna is south of
Jessore
Jessore (, ), officially Jashore, is a city of Jessore District in Khulna Division. It lies in southwestern Bangladesh. It is home to the first flight training school of the Bangladeshi Air Force, established in 1971. Jessore city consists of 9 wa ...
and
Narail District, east of
Satkhira District, west of
Bagerhat and north of the
Bay of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. Geographically it is positioned between the Indian subcontinent and the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese peninsula, located below the Bengal region.
Many South Asian and Southe ...
. It is part of the
Ganges Delta
The Ganges Delta (also known the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta, the Sundarbans Delta or the Bengal Delta) is a river delta predominantly covering the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, consisting of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Be ...
, the world's largest
river delta
A river delta is a landform, archetypically triangular, created by the deposition of the sediments that are carried by the waters of a river, where the river merges with a body of slow-moving water or with a body of stagnant water. The creat ...
.
Sundarbans
Sundarbans (; pronounced ) is a mangrove forest area in the Ganges Delta formed by the confluence of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna Rivers in the Bay of Bengal. It spans the area from the Hooghly River in India's state of West Bengal ...
, the world's largest
mangrove
A mangrove is a shrub or tree that grows mainly in coastal saline water, saline or brackish water. Mangroves grow in an equatorial climate, typically along coastlines and tidal rivers. They have particular adaptations to take in extra oxygen a ...
forest, is in the southern part of the delta.
Tidal-flat ecosystems are adjacent to the city. Khulna is in the northern part of the district, and the
Mayur River is the western boundary of its metropolitan area.
Climate
In the
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
, Khulna has a
tropical wet and dry climate. The city is hot and humid during summer, and pleasantly warm during winter. Khulna is significantly affected by the
Monsoon of South Asia. Khulna gets less rainfall than other parts of Bangladesh due to its location and the effects of the
Sundarbans
Sundarbans (; pronounced ) is a mangrove forest area in the Ganges Delta formed by the confluence of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna Rivers in the Bay of Bengal. It spans the area from the Hooghly River in India's state of West Bengal ...
south of the city. Its annual average rainfall is h about 87 percent falling between May and October. Khulna also receives heavy rain from
cyclone
In meteorology, a cyclone () is a large air mass that rotates around a strong center of low atmospheric pressure, counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere as viewed from above (opposite to an ant ...
s which form in the
Bay of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. Geographically it is positioned between the Indian subcontinent and the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese peninsula, located below the Bengal region.
Many South Asian and Southe ...
. The city has an annual average temperature of , with monthly averages ranging from on January mornings to during April afternoons.
Administration
Khulna Municipal Council was founded on 12 December 1884. It became a
municipal corporation
Municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs. The term can also be used to describe municipally o ...
in 1984 and a
city corporation in 1990.
Khulna City Corporation (KCC) is a self-governing corporation run by an elected mayor, who governs the city's 31 wards.
The
Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP) maintains law and order and regulates traffic in the metropolitan area. It has eight police stations:
Khulna Kotwali Thana,
Sonadanga Thana,
Khalishpur Thana,
Daulatpur Thana,
Khan Jahan Ali Thana,
Aranghata Thana,
Harintana Thana and
Labanchara Thana. The Metropolitan Magistrate Court (CMM) adjudicates the city's legal issues. The
Khulna Development Authority (KDA) plans and coordinates the city's development.
Khulna Water Supply & Sewerage Authority (KWASA) parallels the KCC.
Khulna city area has two parliamentary seats. They are
*
Khulna-2
*
Khulna-3
Military
Khulna is one of two principal naval command centers for the
Bangladesh Navy. The
BNS Titumir naval base is in the city.
Jahanabad Cantonment, containing the Army Service Corps Center and School (ASCC&S) is situated in Gilatola area of the Khulna metropolitan.
Also
Khulna Shipyard is a renowned military naval Institute in Khulna region
Demographics
As of the 2022 census, Khulna City Corporation had 188,579 households and a population of 719,557. 14.97% of the population was under 10 years of age. Khulna had a literacy rate of 88.07% for those 7 years and older and a sex ratio of 102.91 males per 100 females.
In the
2011 census, Khulna City Corporation had a population of 751,237 in 177,852 households. Khulna had a sex ratio of 923 females to 1000 males and a literacy rate of 72.7%.
Like the rest of Bangladesh, most of the city's population is
Bengali. Khulna's native residents are known as Khulnaiya. Its population also consists of people from neighboring districts.
Most residents speak
Bengali (the national language), its dialects, and regional languages. English is understood by a large segment of the population, especially in business. An Urdu-speaking population, descendants of Muslims displaced from Bihar in 1947 who sought refuge in
East Bengal
East Bengal (; ''Purbô Bangla/Purbôbongo'') was the eastern province of the Dominion of Pakistan, which covered the territory of modern-day Bangladesh. It consisted of the eastern portion of the Bengal region, and existed from 1947 until 195 ...
, lives in the city's Khalishpur area.
Islam
Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world ...
is Khulna's major religion, practiced by 89.06% of the population. Other religions are
Hinduism
Hinduism () is an Hypernymy and hyponymy, umbrella term for a range of Indian religions, Indian List of religions and spiritual traditions#Indian religions, religious and spiritual traditions (Sampradaya, ''sampradaya''s) that are unified ...
(practiced by 9.86%), and
Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion, which states that Jesus in Christianity, Jesus is the Son of God (Christianity), Son of God and Resurrection of Jesus, rose from the dead after his Crucifixion of Jesus, crucifixion, whose ...
(1.04%).
Economy
Khulna is Bangladesh's third-largest economic center. North of the
Port of Mongla, it has a variety of industries. Major sectors are
jute
Jute ( ) is a long, rough, shiny bast fibre that can be Spinning (textiles), spun into coarse, strong threads. It is produced from flowering plants in the genus ''Corchorus'', of the mallow family Malvaceae. The primary source of the fiber is ...
,
chemicals, fish and seafood packaging,
food processing
Food processing is the transformation of agricultural products into food, or of one form of food into other forms. Food processing takes many forms, from grinding grain into raw flour, home cooking, and complex industrial methods used in the mak ...
, sugar milling, power generation and
shipbuilding
Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and other Watercraft, floating vessels. In modern times, it normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation th ...
. The Khulna Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) regulates commerce through its Licensed Measurers' Department (LMD) and certification, attestation, and publicity departments. The region has an
Export Processing Zone, attracting foreign investment. The city is home to branch offices of several national companies, including
M. M. Ispahani Limited,
BEXIMCO,
James Finlay Bangladesh,
Summit Power and the Abul Khair Group. Khulna's largest companies include
Khulna Shipyard,
Bangladesh Cable Shilpa Limited, Bangladesh Oxygen, Platinum Jubilee Mills, Star Jute Mills, and the Khulna Oxygen Company.
Transport
Road
Rickshaws are the most popular means of public transport in Khulna for short trips, and
auto rickshaw
An auto rickshaw is a motorized version of the pulled rickshaw or cycle rickshaw. Most have three wheels and do not tilt. They are known by many other terms in various countries, including three-wheeler, Adaidaita Sahu, Keke-napep, Maruwa, auto, ...
s are also common. Nagar Paribahan buses have frequent service between
Rupsha and
Phultala, with stops throughout Khulna. Motorcycles are popular among the middle class, but wealthier people prefer a private car.
The
N7 highway connects Khulna with the rest of Bangladesh, and the
Khulna City Bypass is a major road. The R760 connects
Satkhira and western Khulna Districts. There are several nationwide bus services available in Khulna (most privately owned), and the
Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation operates inter-district buses from the city. Sonadanga Bus Terminal is Khulna's main bus terminal. Major bus routes include Khulna-Jessore-Dhaka; Khulna-Goplaganj-Dhaka; Khulna-Jessore-Kushtia; Khulna-Satkhira; Khulna-Bagerhat; Khulna-Mongla; Khulna-Narail; Khulna-Barisal; Khulna-Rajshahi; Khulna-Faridpur; Khulna-Kuakata, and Khulna-Dhaka-Chittagong.
Rail
Khulna Railway Station is the city's main station.
Bangladesh Railway
Bangladesh Railway () is the state-owned rail transport agency of Bangladesh. It operates and maintains all railways in the country, and is overseen by the Directorate General of Bangladesh Railway. The Bangladesh Railway is governed by the Mi ...
operates six intercity trains: the
Sundarban and
Chitra Expresses (to
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; , ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the capital city, capital and list of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city of Bangladesh. It is one of the list of largest cities, largest and list o ...
), the
Kapotaksha and Sagardari Expresses (to
Rajshahi
Rajshahi (, ) is a metropolis, metropolitan city and a major Urban area, urban, administrative, commercial and educational centre of Bangladesh. It is also the administrative seat of the eponymous Rajshahi Division, division and Rajshahi Distr ...
), and the
Rupsa and
Seemanta Expresses to
Chilahati. Two commuter express trains serve
Benapole, in addition to mail trains to
Parbatipur,
Chapainawabganj and
Goalanda. The international
Bandhan Express runs to
Kolkata
Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...
. The city has four other railway stations, and two more (in addition to the
Rupsha Rail Bridge) are newly inaugurated as part of the
Khulna–Mongla Port Railway project.
Air
Jashore Airport, north of Khulna, has flights to
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; , ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the capital city, capital and list of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city of Bangladesh. It is one of the list of largest cities, largest and list o ...
on
Biman Bangladesh Airlines,
US-Bangla Airlines and
Novoair, with air-conditioned bus service from the airport to the city.
Khan Jahan Ali Airport, is an airport under construction near Khulna city to serve Khulna region.
Water
Several passenger launches and cargo services operate from the
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority launch terminal in the city.
Public transport
There is public transportation in Khulna city through the mid 19's. Buses of that urban transportation of Khulna city were called 'Murir Tin'. Today besides the urban transportation buses,
Cycle rickshaw
The cycle rickshaw is a small-scale local means of transport. It is a type of tricycle designed to carry passengers on a vehicle for hire, for-hire basis. It is also known by a variety of other names such as bike taxi, velotaxi, pedicab, bi ...
,
auto rickshaws are playing a vital role in transport within Khulna city and the adjoining metro area. Famous ride sharing services like
Uber
Uber Technologies, Inc. is an American multinational transportation company that provides Ridesharing company, ride-hailing services, courier services, food delivery, and freight transport. It is headquartered in San Francisco, California, a ...
,
Pathao,
Obhai also available in the city.
There are also bus and mini-bus services on some routes, connecting suburban areas of the city. Plenty of rental car agencies operate within the city and metro area, where sedans, SUVs, and micro-buses are available to hire hourly or daily.
Education
Educational institutions in the city include
Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET). The university, earlier known as Bangladesh Institute of Technology, Khulna, is the only engineering university in Khulna and was listed in the 2019 edition of ''
QS Asian University Rankings''.
Brajalal College, founded in 1902, is the city's oldest higher-education institution.
Khulna University
Khulna University () is a public university, public research university at Gollamari in Khulna, Bangladesh. It was established in 1991.
The university campus is near the river Moyur, on the Sher E Bangla Road (Khulna-Satkhira highway).
The acad ...
is the only public university in Bangladesh where student politics is prohibited. There is also an agriculture university, named
Khulna Agricultural University (KAU) was founded in 2019.
Khulna Medical University and
Khulna Medical College (KMC) are public medical institutions, while
North Western University, Bangladesh (NWU) and the Northern University of Business & Technology (NUBT) and Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah University,these universities are private.
Bangladesh Army University of Science and Technology is also a renowned private university in Khulna. High schools in Khulna include:
* Khulna Zilla School.
*Govt. Model High School, Khulna.
* St. Joseph's High School, Khulna.
* Govt. Model School and College, Boyra, Khulna.
* Khulna Collectorate Public School & College
* Khulna Public School and College.
Sports
Cricket
Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...
and
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
are the two most popular sports in Khulna, and the
Khulna Division cricket team's home ground is in the city. Khulna's cricket
Bangladesh Premier League Khulna Titans was formerly the Khulna Royal Bengals. The Khulna Abahani Club played in the
Bangladesh Football Premier League for several seasons before its relegation in the
2008–09 season.
Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, the city's international sports venue (hosting
test cricket
Test cricket is a Forms of cricket, format of the sport of cricket, considered the game’s most prestigious and traditional form. Often referred to as the "ultimate test" of a cricketer's skill, endurance, and temperament, it is a format of i ...
,
One Day International
One Day International (ODI) is a format of cricket, played between two teams with international status, in which each team faces a fixed number of fifty overs, with the game lasting up to 7 hours. The World Cup, generally held every four yea ...
and
Twenty20 International
Twenty20 International (T20I) is a form of Twenty20 cricket, in which each team plays a single innings with a maximum of twenty overs. The matches are played between international teams recognized by the International Cricket Council (ICC). ...
matches), became Bangladesh's seventh test-cricket venue on 21 November 2012; it also hosts several Bangladesh Premier League matches.
Khulna District Stadium hosts other domestic sports and cultural events.
Media
Print media include the ''Daily Purbanchal'', ''Daily Janmabhumi'', ''Daily Shomoyer Khobor'' and ''Dakhinanchal Protidin''. The ''Daily Tribune'' is the only English-language newspaper. Electronic media include the ''Khulna Gazette'', ''Protidin Shebok'', ''Shomoyer Khobor''. Radio stations are
Bangladesh Betar Khulna,
Radio Today (89.6 MHz),
Radio Foorti (88.0), and Radio Khulna FM (88.8).
Television
State-owned
Bangladesh Television has a
relay station in the
Khalishpur Thana of Khulna, established in 1977. There were several attempts at converting it to a full-fledged television station, but this has not been successful as of today. Privately-owned
Ekushey Television, which formerly broadcast on terrestrial, had a station in Khulna which broadcast on VHF channel 8 as of August 2002.
Tourism
The
Sundarbans
Sundarbans (; pronounced ) is a mangrove forest area in the Ganges Delta formed by the confluence of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna Rivers in the Bay of Bengal. It spans the area from the Hooghly River in India's state of West Bengal ...
, in Khulna District, is home to the
Bengal tiger
The Bengal tiger is a population of the ''Panthera tigris tigris'' subspecies and the nominate tiger subspecies. It ranks among the largest wild cats alive today. It is estimated to have been present in the Indian subcontinent since the Late ...
and the world's largest virgin mangrove forest. It is a
UNESCO World Heritage Site
World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection under an treaty, international treaty administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance. The sites are judged to contain "cultural and natural ...
. The
Mosque City of Bagerhat, in
Bagerhat District about south-east of Khulna, is also a World Heritage Site.
Rabindra Complex is in the village of
Dakkhindihi, from Khulna. Tagore visited the home of
Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Thakur (; anglicised as Rabindranath Tagore ; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengalis, Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer, and painter of the Bengal Renai ...
's father-in-law, Beni Madhab Roy Chowdhury, several times. The museum has been renovated and is administered by Bangladesh's
Department of Archaeology.
The
Khulna Divisional Museum, founded in 1998, was established by the country's Department of Archaeology.
Notable residents
*
Khan Jahan Ali –
Sufi
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Practitioners of Sufism are r ...
saint
*
Khan A Sabur – Politician
*
Prafulla Chandra Ray – Chemist
*
Sheikh Razzak Ali – Lawyer, politician, deputy speaker, and speaker of the
Jatiyo Sangsad
*
Tanvir Mokammel – Filmmaker and writer
*
Firoz Mahmud- Visual artist and painter
*
Nilima Ibrahim- Educationist, littérateur and social worker
*
Prafulla Chandra Sen – Former
West Bengal
West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...
chief minister
*
Sheikh Abu Naser – Politician
*
Rudra Mohammad Shahidullah - Poet
*
Qazi Imdadul Haq – Writer
*
Humayun Kabir Balu – Renowned journalist, Freedom fighter and Ekushey Padak winner in journalism
*
SM Shafiuddin Ahmed – 17th
Chief of Army Staff (CAS) of
Bangladesh Army
*
Sheikh Salahuddin Shaikh Salahuddin may refer to:
*Sheikh Salahuddin (Karachi politician) (born 1956)
*Shaikh Salahuddin (Hyderabad politician) (fl. 2008)
*Sheikh Salahuddin (cricketer) (1969–2013)
{{hndis, Salahuddin, Shaikh ...
– Former cricketer
*
Bishnu Chattopadhyay – Freedom fighter and peasant leader
*
Abdur Razzak – Cricketer
*
Manjural Islam Rana – Cricketer
*
Popy (Sadia Parvin Popy) – Actress, model
*
Moushumi (Arifa Pervin Moushumi) – Actress, model
*
Salma Khatun – Cricketer
*
Rumana Ahmed
Rumana Ahmed () (born 29 May 1991) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays for the Bangladesh women's national cricket team, Bangladesh cricket team. She plays as a right-handed Batting (cricket), batter and right-arm leg spin, leg break Bowling (c ...
– Cricketer
*
Mehedi Hasan – Cricketer
*
Bibhuti Roy – Engineer
*
Puja Cherry Roy – Actress
*
Afif Hossain – Cricketer
*
Nurul Hasan Sohan – Cricketer
*
Ayasha Rahman – Cricketer
*
Tahin Tahera – Cricketer
*
Shakil Ahmed – Sports shooter
*
Md. Rafiqul Islam - Editor/ Secretary General: Parliament Watch
*
Ziaur Rahman
Ziaur Rahman (19 January 193630 May 1981) was a Bangladeshi military officer and politician who served as the sixth president of Bangladesh from 1977 until Assassination of Ziaur Rahman, his assassination in 1981. One of the leading figures of t ...
– Cricketer
*
Amit Majumder, Cricketer
*
Sheikh Mohammad Aslam, Footballer
*
Abdus Salam Murshedy, Footballer, Politician
*
Mamun Joarder, Footballer
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Kazi Jasimuddin Ahmed Joshi – Footballer
আত্মচরিত (প্রফুল্লচন্দ্র রায়) 005.tif, alt=A young Prafulla Chandra Ray, Prafulla Chandra Ray
Razzak_Ali_ambassador_in_UK.jpg, alt=See caption, Sheikh Razzak Ali meeting with Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. ...
এস এম শফিউদ্দিন আহমেদ.jpg, alt=17th Chief of Army Staff (CAS) of Bangladesh Army, General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed
Firoz_Mahmud.jpg, alt=A serious-looking Firoz Mahmud in profile, Firoz Mahmud
Tanvir_Mokammel.jpg, alt=Tanvir Mokammel, in a light-blue shirt, Tanvir Mokammel
See also
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List of Street and Roads in Khulna
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Upazilas of Bangladesh
An ''upazila'' ( pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a districts of Bangladesh, district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western count ...
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Districts of Bangladesh
The divisions of Bangladesh, divisions of Bangladesh are further divided into districts or (). The headquarters of a district is called the district seat (). There are 64 districts in Bangladesh. The districts are further subdivided into 495 s ...
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Divisions of Bangladesh
Divisions are the first-level administrative divisions in Bangladesh. As of 2024, there are eight divisions of Bangladesh, each named after the major city within its jurisdiction that also serves as the administrative seat of that division. Eac ...
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Upazila
An ''upazila'' ( pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western countries. Rural upazilas ...
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Thana
References
External links
Official Website of Khulna City Corporation
Govt. website of KhulnaKhulna Districton Banglapedia
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Khulna,
Populated places in Khulna Division