Khulna (Bengali: খুলনা ) is the headquarter of Khulna District and the principal city of Khulna Division. It is located in the southern area of Bangladesh and situated on the banks of the Rupsha and Bhairab River. The River port of Khulna is one of the oldest River port in Bangladesh.
Khulna is the 3rd largest city in Bangladesh. Often referred to as; Industrial City (Bengali: শিল্প নগরী ). It is one of the important industrial and commercial area of the country. It has a Sea port named Mongla on its outskirts, 38 km from Khulna City. Which is the 2nd seaport in Bangladesh. Khulna Is also the gateway of Sundarban (home of Royal Bengal Tiger). The population of the city (under the jurisdiction of the City Corporation), was 1,000,000 in 2007 estimation. The wider Statistical Metropolitan Area had at the same time an estimated population of 1,435,422. The city is 333 km (by road) southwest from the capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka, or 133 km as the bird flies. To which it is connected by road, air, railway and waterways.
History
Khulna, a subdivision of Jessore District, was formed as the first subdivision in Bengal
in 1842. The district was formed in 1882, comprising the then Khulna
and Bagerhat subdivisions of Jessore district, Satkhira subdivision of 24 Parganas district ( India ) and the Sundarbans. Khulna was declared as a Pouroshava / Municipal council in 1884 and promoted to a Municipal corporation in 1984 on the platinum jubilee of Khulna Pouroshava. In 1990 Khulna has been declared as a City Corporation.
Geography
Khulna is located in south-western Bangladesh at 22°49′0″N 89°33′0″E,
on the banks of the Rupsha and Bhairab river. It covers a total area of
59.57 km²,[5] while the district itself is about 4394.46 km². It lies south of Jessore and Narail, East of Satkhira, West of Bagerhat and North of the Bay of Bengal. It is part of the largest delta in the world. In the southern part of the delta lies the Sundarban,
the world's largest mangrove forest. The city of Khulna is in the
northern part of the district, and is mainly an expansion of trade
centers close to the Rupsha and Bhairab rivers.
Climate
Climate of Khulna is humid during summer and pleasant in winter.
Khulna has an annual average temperature of 26.3 °C (79.4 °F) and
monthly means varying between 12.4 °C (54.3 °F) in January and 34.3 °C
(93.7 °F) in May. Annual average rainfall of Khulna is 1809.4
millimeters (71.2 in). Approximately 87% of the annual average rainfall
occurs between May and October.
Sports
Cricket and football are the two most popular sports in Khulna. Khulna Division cricket team is a First class cricket team from Khulna Division and has its home ground in Khulna city. In domestic Twenty20 cricket, Khulna has a Bangladesh Premier League franchise known as Khulna Royal Bengals. In football, Khulna Abahani Club played in Bangladeshi top tier football league for several seasons before its relegation in 2008-09 season.
Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium is the only international sports venue in Khulna. It hosts Test cricket, One Day International and Twenty20 International. It became the 7th Test cricket venue in the country on November 21, 2012. It also hosts several matches of the Bangladesh Premier League.
Media
- Newspaper: The Daily Purbanchal, The Daily Janmabhumi, The Daily Probah, The Daily Tribune(English) etc.
- Radio Station: Bangladesh Betar Khulna 106.5fm, Radio Today 89.6fm, Radio Foorti 88.0fm
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