Khulna District

Khulna খুলনা জেলা
—  District  —
Coordinates: 22.35°N 89.30°E / 22.35; 89.30
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Khulna Division
Area
• Total	4,394.46 km2 (1,696.71 sq mi)
Population (1991)
• Total	2,334,285
• Density	Bad rounding here530/km2 (Bad rounding here1,400/sq mi)
Literacy rate
• Total	43.9%
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
• Summer (DST)	BDST (UTC+7)
Postal code	9000
Website	Official Website

The Khulna District (Bengali: খুলনা জেলা , Khulna Jela also Khulna Zila) is a district of Bangladesh. 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 the Bay of Bengal, on the east by the Bagerhat District, and on the west by the Satkhira District.

Administration

Administrator of Zila Porishod: Shaikh Harun-or-Rashid [1]

Deputy Commissioner (DC): Md. Jamsher Ahmed Khandker [2]

Education

Khulna is under the jurisdiction of the Jessore Education Board. This board varies the SSC and HSC standard.

Schools

• Barnamala Bidhyapith Sonadanga
• Pallimangal Girls' High School, Goborchaka
• RangpurKalibati High School
• Rotary School, Khalispur, Khulna
• Rev. Paul's High School, Gallamami, Khulna
• Bajua Union High School,Bajua, Dacope, Khulna
• Cantonment Public Secondary School
• Damoder M.M. High School
• Daulatpur Muhashin Boys School
• Daulatpur Muhashin Girls School
• Dighalia M. A. Mazid Secondary School
• Fatima High School
• Govt. Coronation Secondary Girls' School, Khulna
• Govt. Laboratory High School
• Hamid Nagor Govt. Primary School, Rayermohal, Khulna
• H.R.H. Princh Agakhan High School
• Khulna Collegiate School
• Khulna Govt. Girls' High School (Monnujan School)
• Khulna Govt. Railway Boys High School
• Khulna Govt. Railway Girls High School
• Khulna Model School and College
• Khulna Newsprint Mills Secondary School, Khalishpur
• Khulna Public School and College,Boyra
• Khulna Zilla School and College
• Khalishpur School Estate on 1905
• Lions School and College Khulna (In Pakistan period: Lions English School, Khulna(Establish on 1962)
• Military Collegiate School Khulna (MCSK)
• Naubahini Secondary School, Khulna
• Nirala Ideal Secondary School
• Paigram Kazba Secondary school
• Phulbari High school.
• Phultala Re-Union High School
• Platinum Secondary School, Khalispur
• Naubahini Secondary School, Khulna
• Nirala Ideal Secondary School
• Paigram Kazba Secondary school
• Phulbari High school.
• Phultala Re-Union High School
• Platinum Secondary School, Khalispur
• Port Secondary School, Khalishpur (updated by dalim, ssc-1993)
• Rayermohal Govt. Primary School, Rayermohal, Khulna
• Rupsha high school, khulna kaml khan
• St. Joseph's High School, Khulna
• Senhati Secondary School (established 1887)
• Port Secondary School, Khalishpur (updated by dalim, ssc-1993)
• Rayermohal Govt. Primary School, Rayermohal, Khulna
• Rupsha high school, khulna
• St. Joseph's High School, Khulna
• st.jons primari school,khulna
• Senhati Secondary School (established 1887)

Besides, Khulna has six IGV(Integrated General and Vocational) schools and one technical school of UCEP(Underprivileged Children's Educational Programs), which is a non-profitable organization. Six IGV schools are:

• UCEP-K C C School, Rupsha
• UCEP-Sonadanga School, Sonadanga
• UCEP-M A Majid School, Fulbarigate
• UCEP-Khalishpur School, Khalishpur
• UCEP-Zohra Samad School, Tootpara
• UCEP-Wazed Ali School, Banorgati

Colleges

• Daulatpur College (Day/Night), Daulatpur, Khulna.
• Azam Khan Govt. Commerce College, Khulna.
• Military Collegiate School Khulna (MCSK)
• B. N. College, Khulna
• Haji Mohammad Muhashin College, Khalishpur
• B.L University College, Daulatpur, Khulna
• Khulna Public College, Boyra, Khulna
• Cantonment Public School and College, Jahanabad, Khulna.
• Khulna Govt. Majid Memorial City College (City college)
• Khulna Gov. Sundarban College
• Bajua Surendra Nath College, Dacope, Khulna
• L.B.K Govt.Mohila College, Dacope, Khulna
• Phultala M.M. College
• Khulna Govt. Girls' College (Boyra Girls College)
• Shahid Suhrawardy College, Banorgati
• Khan Jahan Ali Ideal College, Shiromoni, Khulna
• Rayermohal College, Rayermohal, Khulna
• Rupsha collage.
• Khulna Model School And college, Boyra,Khulna. [www.khmc.webs.com]
• Rev. Paul's Hope Politacnicl, Gallamari, Khulna

Polytechnic Institutions

• Khulna polytechnic institute
• Khulna Mohila Polytechnic Institute
• City Polytechnic Institute Khulna (Private Polytechnic)
• Mangrove Institute of Science and Technology (Private Polytechnic)

Universities

• Khulna Agriculture University
• Khulna University of Engineering and Technology
• Khulna University
• Azam Khan Government Commerce College, (Under National University)
• B.L University College, Daulatpur (Under National University)
• Govt. Girls College, Boyra,(Under National 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)

Medical schools

• Khulna Medical College (K.M.C.)

Subdivisions

1. Terokhada Upazila
2. Batiaghata Upazila
3. Dacope Upazila
4. Dumuria Upazila
5. Dighalia Upazila
6. Koyra Upazila
7. Paikgachha Upazila
8. Phultala Upazila
9. Rupsa Upazila

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 During the partition Khulna District included in India,but mejority of this districts pepole were muslims.Mr.Khan A.Sabur,BA,LLB,Mr.M.A.Majeed,BA,LLB was Muslim League Leader than that period.thei closed friend Mr.Syed Mohommod Abdul Halim was a governmet official of Khulna.They formed Boundary Committee for Khulna.Mr.Syed Md.Abdul Halim was very good in English.Mr.Syed Md.Abdul Halim,BA,Hon's,Calcutta(1910-1999) drafted the original Memorandum in this regard.about 80 dista paper needed for this historical work.Mr.Halims Father in Laws house was in Moulvipara.every ight Mr.Halim read,correction the Memoranndum before the Muslim League Officials.Mr.halim's native village was Bonomalidia under Modhukhali Upozila(The Boalmari)of Faridpur District.Mr.Halim died in 1999.He barried in Banani graveyard,Dhaka.Mr.Khan A.Sabur left his all property for the Mass people of Khulna.He was Unmarried & left his life for politics.

Transportation

• Railway: Khulna-Dhaka, Khulna-Rajshahi; Khulna-Kolkata(proposed).
• Roads & Highway: Khulna-Jessore-Dhaka, Khulna-Gopalganj-Dhaka; Khulna-Barisal, Khulna-Satkhira, Khulna-Port of Mongla.

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.....

Religion

Religion in Khulna District
Religion			Percent
Islam			73.45%
Hinduism			25.28%
Christianity			0.67%
Buddhism			1.25%

The district of Khulna consists a well-known and the only politics free university in Bangladesh named Khulna University, an engineering institute named KUET [Khulna University of Engineering and Technology], 10859 mosques, 680 temples, 81 churches, 15 Buddhist temples and 9 tombs.

Places of interest

• The Sundarbans is the largest mangrove forest in the world. The royal Bengal tiger inhabits the area; it is said that seeing the tiger enables a person to understand what a tiger means. There are many other rare animals in the area, including monkeys, chitra deer, crocodiles, wild cocks, wild pigs and thousands of kinds of birds.

• The historically famous Shatgombuj Mosque (Sixty Dome Mosque) is in the Bagerhat District. It is famous for Khan Jahan Ali's mazar. A lake near the mosque has crocodiles.

• From Kuakatan, both the rising and the setting of the sun into the ocean can be seen.

Media

Print media:

• Prothom Alo (National)
• The Daily Kaler kantho (National)
• Daily Purbanchal (Local)

Telecommunications:

• Airtel, BTCL, Bangla Link, Robi, Teletalk, Grameen Phone etc.

Satellite Television:

• Dish TV, TATA Sky.

See also

• Districts of Bangladesh
• Khulna Division