KHULNA DISTRICT

Khulna District

It is located in the Khulna Division. It has an area of 4394.46 km² and is bordered on the north by the Jessore District  and the Narail District, on the south by theBay of aengal on the east by the  Begerhat  District,  and on the west by the Satkhira District.

         KHULNA DISTRICT

History

Khulna is named after a goddess of the Hindu religion, Khulleshwari. In 1947, the district of Khulna had a Hindu majority , but now the district's total population is about 80% Muslim.Now it is the third largest district in Bangladesh

Khulna (Town) consists of 38 wards and 183 mahallas. The area of the town is 20.60 sq km. It has a population of 1227239; male 52.79%, female 47.21%; density of population is 59574 sq km. The literacy rate among the town people is 59.1%.

Literacy and educational institutions

Average literacy 43.9%; male 52.2%, female 34.6%.

Famous educational institutions in Khulna:

                School

• St. Joseph's High School, Khulna
• Khulna Zilla School and College
• Naubahini Secondary School, Khulna
• Khulna Collegiate School
• Port High School, Khalishpur
• Moshialy Secondary School
• Khulna Public School
• Daulatpur Muhashin Boys School
• Daulatpur Muhashin Girls School
• Senhati Secondary School (established 1887)
• Dighalia M. A. Mazid Secondary School
• Khulna Newsprint Mills Secondary School, Khalishpur
• Platinum Secondary School, Khalispur
• Rotary School, Khalispur
• Cantonment Public Secondary School
• Phultala Re-Union High School
• Damoder M.M. High School
• Khulna Lions School
• Govt. Coronation Secondary Girls' School, Khulna
• Khulna Govt. Girls' High School (Monnujan School)
• Fatima High School
• Khulna Model School and College
• Khalishpur School Estate on 1905
• Nirala Ideal Secondary School
• Govt. Laboratory High School
• H.R.H. Princh Agakhan High School
• Lions School, Khulna Establish on 1962
• Paigram Kazba Secondary school
• Khulna Govt. Railway Boys High School
• Khulna Govt. Railway Girls High School
• Rayermohal Govt. Primary School, Rayermohal, Khulna
• Hamid Nagor Govt. Primary School, Rayermohal, Khulna
• phulbari high school.
• Bajua Union High School,Bajua, Dacope, Khulna.
• Underprivileged Children's Educational Programs.
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             College

• B. N. College, Khulna
• Haji Mohammad Muhashin College, Khalishpur (Md. Whaheduzzaman, Dalim)
• Brajalal College Daulatpur, Khulna
• Khulna Public College, Boyra, Khulna
• Cantonment Public School and College, Jahanabad, Khulna.
• Khulna Govt. Majid Memorial College (City college)
• Khulna Gov. Sundarban College
• Phultala M.M. College
• Khulna Govt. Girls' College (Boyra Girls College)
• Shahid Suhrawardy College, Banorgati
• Khan Jahan Ali Ideal College
• Rayermohal College, Rayermohal, Khulna
• rupsha collage.
  

               University

• Khulna University of Engineering & Technology
•  Khulna University
• Northern University  Bangladesh (NUB) (Private University)
• America Bangladesh University (AMBUN) (Private University)
• Darul Ihsan University  (DIU) (Private University)
• Asian University of Bangladesh (AU) (Private University)
• Brajalal Collage (Under National University)
• Azam Khan Government Commerce College (Under National University)
  
                      Medical schools

• Khulna Medical College (K.M.C.)
  
  

                                               Economy 

  Khulna is a port city.It is the most increasing city in the south. Mongla is the major sea port of the country. In Daulatpur there are several  Jute mills. By road, railway and riverway it is connected to other parts of the country. This infrastructure plays a vital role in the city's economy, which also depends upon fishing and salt industries. Khulna has a newsprint  mill that will about reopen in the near future. The Khulna shipyard receives limited support from the Bangladesh Navy by building small,ocean-going ships. The Khulna  Textile and hardboard mills will reopen soon under private ownership. RAJA in Khulna.

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Newspapers and periodicals
Dailies: Tribiun, Janmobhumi, Anirban, Probaho, Purbanchal, Janabarta, Tatthya, Rajpather Davi, Satya Khabar, Hizbullah, Pathaker Kagoz, Juger Sathi, Kalantor, Viswabarta, Mail; Weeklies: Khulna, Rupsa, Padoddhoni, Chhayapath, Ganobani; Periodicals: Purushottomadyuti, Shikar, Padatik. Extinct Periodicals: Agami, Ityadi, Deshkal
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Cultural organisations
Club 345, public library 5, museum 1 (Khulna Divisional Archaeological Museum), drama stage 5, cinema hall 21, theatre group 100, magic organisation 3, literary society 15, cultural organisation 20.

Main occupations
Agriculture 25.11%, fishing 1.66%, agricultural labourer 11.3%, wage labourer 7.15%, industry 16.38%, transport 4.09%, constructions 1.53%, service 18.93%, others 12.22%.

Communication facilities 

Railway 36 km, pucca road 400 km, semi pucca 350 km, mud roads 3575 km; waterways 470 nautical mile.

Traditional transport Palanquin (extinct), horse carriage and bullock cart (nearly extinct), and boats.

Health centres 
Medical college hospital 1, district sadar hospital 1, upazila health complex 9, TB hospital 1, infectious disease hospital 1, christian missionary hospital 1, salvation army (NGO) hospital 1, chest disease niramoy centre 1, railway hospital at kopilmuni 1, jail hospital 1, police hospital 1. [Sandipak Mallik]