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Khulna

Type: City

Name: Khulna

Country: Bangladesh

Latitude: 22.84

Longitude: 89.559998

population: 1,342,429

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Lightning kills 7 in 3 dists

Seven people were killed by lightning in Gopalganj, Barisal and Narail districts yesterday.At least four people were killed and five others injured by lightning in different areas of Gopalganj district, reports a correspondent.Of them, Paritosh Mistri, ... [Published Bangladesh Daily Star - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Lightening, Khulna, Deceased

First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 1 reports

34th BCS preliminary test today

The preliminary test of 34th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations under Public Service Commission (PSC) will be held across the country today.A total of 2,21,575 candidates are expected to take part in the one-hour long test at 174 centres in Dhaka, ... [Published Bangladesh Daily Star - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Rangpur (Bangladesh), Dhaka (Bangladesh), Khulna, Rajshahi

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 reports

Contenders take city elections taken as test cases

With the budget session of Parliament just 10 days away, the overtures made by the government and the Opposition centring on the same give one the impression that they want to find a way to the next general elections on their own terms, although they ... [Published The New Nation - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Elections, Mohammad Nasim, Concession

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 reports

Oxfam

Oxfam report exposes hidden social costs of high food prices

Despite a rise in wages, many people in countries such as Bangladesh experience a reduced standard of living due to high food prices and living costs, Oxfam and Institute of Development Studies (IDS) of the UK said in a joint study yesterday.The report ... [Published Bangladesh Daily Star - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Oxfam, Bangladesh, Volatility, Institute of Development Studies, Workers

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 1 reports

Two of three aspirants from BNP to pull out

Kcc Mayoral PollsBNP’s Khulna district General Secretary Shafiqul Alam Mona and BNP’s city advisory committee member Zafar ullah Khan Sachchu will withdraw their candidatures in the upcoming Khulna City Corporation polls.They said they would pull out ... [Published Bangladesh Daily Star - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Sirajul Islam, Abdul Khaleque, Khulna

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 reports

Aggreko PLC

Sloppy rental power deals cost govt dear

Underperformers shift blame to state entities, realise capacity paymentsM Azizur RahmanA section of unscrupulous entrepreneurs capitalised on loopholes in the contracts on rental and quick rental power plants, leaving the government to count the cost ... [Published Financial Express Bangladesh - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Power Plant, Aggreko PLC, Khulna

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 reports

66 Bangladeshis return from Indian jails

United News of Bangladesh . BenapoleSixty-six Bangladeshis, including five children, returned home Thursday night, after serving two years in Indian jails.Of them, 61 are young girls and five children. They all hailed from different areas of Khulna and ... [Published New Age Bangladesh - 16 hours ago]

Entities: prison, Immigration, Khulna

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 reports

2 Khulna mayoral candidates demand army deployment

Staff Correspondent . KhulnaTwo Khulna mayoral candidates Moniruzzaman Moni of BNP and Shafiqul Islam Madhu of Jatiyo Party (Ershad) demanded army deployment during the coming civic elections.The Awami League candidate Talukder Abdul Khaleque, however, ... [Published New Age Bangladesh - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Khulna, Abdul Khaleque, Shafiqur Rahman, Police

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

9 sued, 2 arrested in Zahid murder case

. Bagerhat CorrespondentIn connection with the broad daylight murder of Khan Zahid Hasan (50), Secretary, Fakirhat Upazila Awami League and Chairman of Fakirhat Sadar Union Parishad in the district a case was lodged with Rupsa PS under Khulna district ... [Published The New Nation - May 23 2013]

Entities: Homicide, Awami League, Zakir Hossain

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

8 colleges nationalised

The education ministry has nationalised eight private colleges with about nine months for the government to serve out its tenure.The ministry on Wednesday issued separate orders, effective from May 14, on the decision of nationalisation made on Tuesday, ... [Published New Age Bangladesh - May 22 2013]

Entities: Khulna, Netrakona (Bangladesh), Subodh Chandra

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

RCCI leaders for making income tax pay system easier

(BSS) - Leaders of Rangpur Taxes Bar Association (RTBA) and Rangpur Chamber of Commence and Industry(RCCI) have demanded for resolving the prevailing problems to pave the way for smooth payment of income tax.They made the demand at a views-exchange meeting ... [Published Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha - May 22 2013]

Entities: Fazlul Haque, Khulna, Appellant, Advocate, Enamul Haque

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Social awareness can stop dropout at primary level

(BSS)- Creation of wide-ranging social awareness can be an effective means of preventing dropout at the primary schools to a greater extent, said the speakers at a district level view-exchange meeting in the city on Tuesday.The meeting styled "Regular ... [Published Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha - May 22 2013]

Entities: Khulna, Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC), Education

Quotes

"The deals were not inked judiciously with the rental and quick rental power plants" said BD Rahmatullah, former director general of the state-owned Power Cell

Sloppy rental power deals cost govt dear [Published Financial Express Bangladesh - 16 hours ago]

"Light to heavy rainfall will persist on Friday with southern regions facing more than usual. Normalcy might return after Saturday" he added

Rain disrupts city life Two electrocuted [Published Financial Express Bangladesh - 16 hours ago]

"There has not been any international collaboration yet. Radio Today (the parent company) is self-financing the project. But we would like to enter into collaborations in future if any organizations show interest so that we can take it beyond our borders" Khan said

Bangladesh's Green Radio heralds new era of environment education [Published ProKerala.com - May 23 2013]

"Around 60 per cent of the buildings in rural areas, even in upazila and district levels, were constructed ignoring the building code and professional engineer's advice" Abdul Mannan, Member (Planning) of Rajuk told The New Nation on Friday

60 pc bldgs in rural areas vulnerable [Published The New Nation - May 17 2013]

More Content

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Lightning kills 7 in 3 dists [Published Bangladesh Daily Star - 10 hours ago]
34th BCS preliminary test today [Published Bangladesh Daily Star - 11 hours ago]
Contenders take city elections taken as test cases [Published The New Nation - 12 hours ago]
Oxfam report exposes hidden social costs of hig... [Published Bangladesh Daily Star - 13 hours ago]
Right Groups Demand Climate Adaptation Integrat... [Published Energy Bangla - 14 hours ago]
Two of three aspirants from BNP to pull out [Published Bangladesh Daily Star - 14 hours ago]
Sloppy rental power deals cost govt dear [Published Financial Express Bangladesh - 16 hours ago]
Rain disrupts city life Two electrocuted [Published Financial Express Bangladesh - 16 hours ago]
2 Khulna mayoral candidates demand army deployment [Published New Age Bangladesh - 16 hours ago]
66 Bangladeshis return from Indian jails [Published New Age Bangladesh - 16 hours ago]
Rights groups demand funds for climate adaptati... [Published Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha - 21 hours ago]
Bangladesh's Green Radio heralds new era of env... [Published ProKerala.com - May 23 2013]
9 sued, 2 arrested in Zahid murder case [Published The New Nation - May 23 2013]
8 colleges nationalised [Published New Age Bangladesh - May 22 2013]
RCCI leaders for making income tax pay system e... [Published Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha - May 22 2013]
Social awareness can stop dropout at primary level [Published Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha - May 22 2013]
Tk 400cr BJMC items remain unsold [Published New Age Bangladesh - May 21 2013]
The pied piper of Jhenidah [Published Bangladesh Daily Star - May 21 2013]
Why retailers must stay in Bangladesh [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 21 2013]
ICT fair begins in Khulna on Thursday [Published Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha - May 21 2013]
BNP backed candidates [Published The New Nation - May 21 2013]
Annual income leaps over 60-fold in last five y... [Published Bangladesh Daily Star - May 20 2013]
BNP-led alliance backs Kamal for BCC mayor [Published Bangladesh Daily Star - May 20 2013]
34th BCS seat plans published [Published New Age Bangladesh - May 20 2013]
McCULLAM, ROBERT M. [Published Daytona Beach News Journal - May 20 2013]
10 held, outlaw groups claim responsibility [Published Bangladesh Daily Star - May 20 2013]
6 killed in road mishaps in Pabna, Comilla, Ctg [Published New Age Bangladesh - May 19 2013]
Govt official among 2 killed in road crashes [Published The New Nation - May 19 2013]
Officials of two countries meet tomorrow [Published Bangladesh Daily Star - May 19 2013]
Bumper production of watermelon in Thakurgaon [Published The New Nation - May 19 2013]

Blogs

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raghu rai's bangladesh [Published 3quarksdaily - May 02 2013] FOR A PHOTOGRAPHER, what sets apart a war zone from other locations is the imminence of danger. Raghu Rai had gone along with the first column of Indian troops entering what was still officially East Pakistan from the Khulna border in early December ...
#MyJihad in Bangladesh: Muslims rampage against... [Published Jihad Watch - Mar 07 2013] Will the Islamophobia never end? "Muslim anger explodes against Bangladesh's Hindu community," by Sumon Francis Gomes for Asia News , March 6 (thanks to The Religion of Peace ): Dhaka (AsiaNews) - Scores of homes have been set on fire, women and girls ...
Inclusion is No Illusion [Published blogs.worldbank.org - Feb 26 2013] The World Bank’s recent report Bangladesh: Towards Accelerated, Inclusive and Sustainable Growth—Opportunities and Challenges examines inclusiveness along three dimensions—poverty, inequality, and the distribution of economic opportunities. The findings ...
Jonathan Kay: Can a scarred Muslim nation ever ... [Published National Post \| Full Comment » Full Comment - Feb 25 2013] No one knows when or how Syria’s civil war will end. Nor Afghanistan’s fight against the Taliban. Nor Pakistan’s struggle against jihadis in its northwestern border region. Iran seems set for bloody domestic strife in coming years, as does Lebanon and ...
Bangladeshi Artists Capture Shahbag Protests in... [Published Global Voices Online - Feb 16 2013] The protests in Shahbag square in Bangladesh's capital city, where thousands of people have gathered to demand death for war criminals, rage on for a 12th day. Every day, hundreds of people young and old, of every creed and color, join the movement ...

Audio/Video

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Protester shot dead in Bangladesh violence [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Apr 11 2013]