• Source: Khulna Division

The Khulna Division (Bengali: খুলনা বিভাগ, Khulna Bibhag) is the second largest of the eight divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of 22,285 km2 (8,604 sq mi) and a population of 17,416,645 at the 2022 Bangladesh census (preliminary returns). Its headquarters and largest city is Khulna city in Khulna District.




History


In the British Raj Khulna Division was a part of Presidency division. Before 1947 The Presidency division had six major districts, Murshidabad, Calcutta, 24 Parganas, Khulna, undivided Jessore, and undivided Nadia. In 1947 The Partition of India divided this division into two. The district of Khulna and the lion half of Jessore District and Nadia District become part of Newly established East Bengal. And rest of the district of the Presidency division become part of West Bengal. In 1948 The lion half Nadia district of East Bengal formed a new Kushtia District. And the govt of East Bengal added the Jessore, Khulna & Kushtia district into Rajshahi Division. After in 1960 the govt of East Pakistan, This three district from Rajshahi Division and one district from Dacca Division create new Division of Khulna. In 1993 the Barisal Division is formed from Khulna division.




Geography


The Khulna division borders to India by the State of West Bengal to the west, the Rajshahi Division to the north, the Dhaka division and the Barisal division to the east, and has a coastline on the Bay of Bengal to the south. It is part of the Ganges River delta or Greater Bengal Delta. Other rivers include the Madhumati River, the Bhairab River and the Kapotaksha River. The region also includes several islands in the Bay of Bengal.
The Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest, is in the southern part of the delta. Khulna is in the northern part of the district, and the Mayur River is the western boundary of the metropolitan area.




Administrative districts


The division was formed in 1960.
Khulna Division consists of the following ten districts (zilas), subdivided into 59 sub-districts (upazilas):




Demographics



Muslims are the predominant religion with 88.21%, while Hindus are main minority with 11.53% population. Christians and others are 0.24% and 0.02% respectively.




Economy


Most parts of the largest mangrove forest in the world — the Sundarban — is spread over the three most southerly districts of Satkhira, Khulna and Bagherhat. Khulna's GDP is the third-largest GDP behind Dhaka and Chittagong. It possesses a GDP of $53 billion.




Education


The division contains educational institutions including




= Universities

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Public Universities

Khulna University
Khulna University of Engineering and Technology
Khulna Agricultural University
Sheikh Hasina Medical University
Jashore University of Science and Technology
Islamic University, Bangladesh
Mujibnagar University
Private Universities

North Western University, Bangladesh
Northern University of Business and Technology Khulna
Rabindra Maitree University, Kushtia
Lalon Science and Arts University, Kushtia
First Capital University of Bangladesh, Chuadanga.
Khan Bahadul Ahsanullah University, Khulna




= Medical Colleges

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Public

Khulna Medical College
Kushtia Medical College
Jashore Medical College
Satkhira Medical College
Magura Medical College
Army Medical College, Jashore
Private

Khulna City Medical College Hospital
Gazi Medical College
Ad-Din Akij Medical College hospital, Khulna
Khulna Homeopathic Medical College
Ad-Din Sakina Medical College & Hospital, Jashore
Selima Medical College & Hospital, Kushtia




= Colleges

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Khulna Public College
Ahsanullah College, Khulna
Kushtia Government College
Khulna Collectorate Public School & College
Kushtia Government Central College
Kushtia Government Womens College
Police Lines School and College, Kushtia
Khulna Govt. Model School and college, Khulna
Kushtia Islamia College,
Kumarkhali Govt. College, Kushtia
Govt. Bangabandhu College, Rupsha, Khulna
Bheramara Govt. College, Kushtia
Bheramara Govt. Womens College, Kushtia
Chuadanga Govt College-Chuadanga
Government B L College, Khulna
Government Joybangla College, Khulna
Jhenaidah Cadet College
Majid Memorial City College, Khulna
Cantonment College, Jashore
Azam Khan Govt. Commerce College, Khulna
BN School & College, Khulna
Govt. H.S.S College, Magura
Michael Modhushudon College, Jashore
Govt. Pioneer Woman's College, Khulna
Khulna Govt. Girls College
Govt. Sundarban Adarsha College, Khulna.
Govt. K.C. College, Jhenaidah
Government P.C. College, Bagerhat
Daulatpur College (Day/Night), Daulatpur, Khulna
Govt. Keshabpur College, Keshabpur, Jashore
Khan Jahan Ali Ideal College
Chuknagor College, Dumuria, Khulna
Dr. Abdur Razzak Municipal College
BAF Shaheen College, Jashore
Jashore Govt. City College
Dawood Public School, Jashore
Adarsha Degree College, Magura
Sreepur Degree College, Magura




= Polytechnic institutes

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Khulna Polytechnic Institute
Jashore Polytechnic Institute
City Polytechnic Institute, Khulna
Mangrove Institute of Science and Technology
North South Polytechnic Institute Khulna
Jhenaidah Polytechnic Institute
Khanjahan Ali college of Engineering and Technology
BCMC College of Engineering & Technology
Khulna Mohila Polytechnic Institute
Kushtia Polytechnic Institute
Satkhira Polytechnic Institute
Magura Polytechnic Institute




= Schools

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V J Govt High School, Chuadanga
Chuadanga Govt Girls' High School-Chuadanga
Govt. Coronation Girls' High School-khulna
Islamabad Collegiate School
Government Naldanga Bhushan Pilot Secondary School, Jhenaidah
Dighalia M.A. Majid Secondary School, Khulna
Jashore Zilla School
Khulna Zilla School
Kushtia Zilla School
Fatima Girls High School, Khulna
Jashore Cantonment Public School
Keshabpur Govt. Pilot Higher Secondary School, Jashore
Khulna Collegiate Girls School
Khulna Engineering University School
Khulna Lions Schools
Adarsho Girls' School, Keshabpur, Jashore
Sagardari Michael Madhusadan Institution, Keshabpur, Jashore
Kumira High School
M.M. High School
Mangolkot M.L High School, Keshabpur, Jashore
Rev. Paul High School
Rosedale International School
Rotary School, Khalishpur, Khulna
S.B.S.N, Damoder
St. Joseph's High School, Khulna
St. Xavier's High School, Khulna
Udayan Khulna Zilla Police School
Manirampur Government High School




= Other educational institutes

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Khulna has six integrated general and vocational (IGV) schools and one technical school of UCEP (Underprivileged Children's Educational Programs), which is a non-profitable organization.

UCEP Mohsin Khulna TVET Institute, Baikali, Khulna
UCEP Mohsin Khulna Technical School, Baikali,
UCEP Sonadanga Technical School, Sonadanga
UCEP M.A Majid Technical School, Fulbarigate
UCEP Khalishpur Technical School, Khalishpur
UCEP Johara Samad Technical School, Tootpara
UCEP Wazed Ali Technical School, Banorgati




Transportation


Khulna Division has highest transportation link with other area in Bangladesh as well as with India by Road, Rail, Air and Waterways




= Road

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The national highway (N7) cross through Khulna Division which connects Dhaka to Port of Mongla. The AH1 and AH41 also Cross through Khulna division. It also connects with India by Port of Benapole, Port of Darshana, Port of Mujibnogor, and Port of Bhomra through various Road links.




= Rail

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There are several Railway route in Khulna Division which Connect various city of Bangladesh. It has also 2 international route which connect India by train.




= Air

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There are two airport in Khulna Division. One of them is functional and one under construction. The Jashore Airport is the functional airport in Khulna Division which connect Dhaka, Chattogram and Cox Bazar By air. And the Khan Jahan Ali International Airport is now under construction.




= Waterways

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Port of Khulna, Port of Kustia, Port of Noapara are the main three river port in Khulna division. Every day various ship are leaving from thus port to various part of Bangladesh.
Port of Mongla is the solo sea port in Khulna division.




Newspapers and magazines


Daily and weekly newspapers are published from Khulna Division, including:

Anirbhan
Janmobhumi
Khulna News
Lok Samaj
Probaho
Purbanchal
satkhiranews.com
The Daily Gramer Kagoj
The Daily Spandan
Tribune
Daily Mathabhanga




Points of interest


Sixty Dome Mosque - Situated in the suburbs of Bagerhat, at the meeting-point of the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers, this ancient city, formerly known as Khalifatabad, was founded by the Turkish general Ulugh Khan Jahan in the 15th century. The city's infrastructure reveals considerable technical skill and an exceptional number of mosques and early Islamic monuments, many built of brick, can be seen there.
The Sundarbans mangrove forest, one of the largest such forests in the world (140,000 ha), lies on the delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers on the Bay of Bengal. It is adjacent to the border of India's Sundarbans World Heritage site inscribed in 1987. The site is intersected by a complex network of tidal waterways, mudflats and small islands of salt-tolerant mangrove forests, and presents an excellent example of ongoing ecological processes. The area is known for its wide range of fauna, including 260 bird species, the Bengal tiger and other threatened species such as the estuarine crocodile and the Indian python.
Mobarakganj Sugar Mills Limited is a prominent sugar manufacturing company located in Mobarakganj, Jhenaidah, Bangladesh. Established with the goal of supporting the agricultural sector and contributing to the national economy, the company produces high-quality sugar and related by-products.
Lalon is Bengali Baul saint. Lalon Shah was a songwriter, social reformer, and thinker. He is most popular as Lalon Shah or Lalon Fakir. He wrote many songs, and these songs are known as Lalon Geeti. Fakir Lalon was born in 1774 and died on 17 October 1890 in Kushtia district, Bangladesh. He is known as the Baul Samrat.
Shilaidaha Kuthibadi is a place in Kumarkhali Upazila of Kushtia District in Bangladesh. The place is famous for Kuthi Bari; a country house made by Dwarkanath Tagore. Rabindranath Tagore lived a part of life here and created some of his memorable poems while living here.
1971: Genocide-Torture Archive & Museum - Rare pictures and paintings depicting the genocide of Bangalees by the Pakistan army hang on the wall. There is also a rich collection of books and audio-visual materials on the ruthless massacre against the unarmed people. The aim of the museum is to educate people, especially youths, about the genocide committed by the Pakistan army in association with their local collaborators, said Prof Muntassir Mamoon, chairman of the trustee board that runs the institution.




Language


Bengali is the widely spoken language in Khulna division.




Notable persons


Khan Jahan Ali- saint
Fakir Lalon Shah - Baul legend
Prafulla Chandra Ray - Acharya and scholar of University of Dhaka
Michael Madhusudan Datta - poet and dramatist
Amir Hamza - poet and freedom fighter
SM Sultan - artist
Nilima Ibrahim - educationist, littérateur and social worker
Firoz Mahmud - contemporary visual artist and painter
Mohammad Lutfur Rahman - author
Tanvir Mokammel - filmmaker and writer
Pramatha Chaudhuri - essayist, poet, author and editor
Farrukh Ahmad - poet and editor
Qazi Imdadul Haq – writer
Nur Mohammad Sheikh - EPR, Bir Sreshtho
Sheikh Abu Naser - politician
Sharif Khasruzzaman - politician (Narail), freedom fighter and commander during the Bangladesh Liberation War
Abdul Hyee - politician (Jhenaidah), freedom fighter and commander during the Bangladesh Liberation War
SM Shafiuddin Ahmed - 17th Chief of Army Staff (CAS) of Bangladesh Army
Mashrafe Mortaza - cricketer and member of parliament (Narail-2)
Bishnu Chattopadhyay - freedom fighter and leader of peasant movement
Dr. Jamal Nazrul Islam - physicist
Ahmed Ali Enayetpuri - Islamic scholar and Member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly
Syed Ali Ahsan - poet
Sheikh Mohammad Aslam - footballer
Mahmudul Haque Liton - footballer
Mamun Joarder - footballer
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza - cricketer
Shakib Al Hasan - cricketer
Rubel Hossain - cricketer
Manjural Islam Rana - cricketer
Dinesh Chandra Chattopadhyay - writer and editor
Suvra Mukherjee - former first lady of India, wife of President Pranab Mukherjee
Bobita - actress
Haridasa Thakur - Vaisnava Saint, acarya of the Holy Name.
Muhammad Sohrab Hossain - government minister
Soumya Sarkar - cricketer
Imrul Kayes - cricketer
Habibul Bashar - cricketer
Mustafizur Rahman - cricketer
Abdur Razzak (cricketer) - cricketer
Mohammad Manjural Islam - cricketer
Sheikh Salahuddin - cricketer and coach (BCB Academy)
Syed Rasel - cricketer
S. I. Tutul - singer
Munshi Mohammad Meherullah - Muslim poet, religious leader
Gangadhar Sen Roy - Ayurveda physician
Sheikh Razzak Ali - lawyer, politician, Deputy Speaker and Speaker of Bangladesh Jatiyo Sangsad
Salma Khatun - cricketer
Jahanara Alam - cricketer
Rumana Ahmed - cricketer
Mehedi Hasan (Miraz) - cricketer
Puja Cherry Roy - actress
Afif Hossain - cricketer
Nurul Hasan Sohan - cricketer
Shukhtara Rahman - cricketer
Tahin Tahera - cricketer
Shaila Sharmin - cricketer
Ziaur Rahman - cricketer
Radhabinod Pal - jurist, dissenting judge at the Tokyo Trials
Abdul Hakeem (speaker) - former speaker of the East Bengal Legislative Assembly




See also


Water supply and sanitation in Bangladesh




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