Divisions are the first-level administrative divisions in Bangladesh. As of 2024, there are eight divisions of Bangladesh, each named after the major city within its jurisdiction that also serves as the administrative seat of that division. Each division is divided into several districts which are further subdivided into upazilas(sub-districts), then union councils.
The Khulna Division 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. Its headquarters and largest city is Khulna city in Khulna District.
Khulna is the third-largest city in Bangladesh, after Dhaka and Chittagong. It is the administrative centre of the Khulna District and the Khulna Division.It is the divisional centre of 10 districts of the division.Khulna is also the second largest port city of Bangladesh after Chittagong because of Port of Mongla.There is also a river port within the city named Port of Khulna.Khulna's economy is mainly marine,sea port and local industry based and it is the third-largest in Bangladesh,contributing $53 billion in gross regional domestic product and $95 billion in purchasing power parity (PPP) in 2020.
Khulna University is a public research university at Gollamari in Khulna, Bangladesh. It was established in 1991.
The Khulna District is a district of Bangladesh. It is located in the Khulna Division, bordered on the north by Jessore District and 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. It was the first sub-division of United Bengal Province established in 1842.On 1 June 1882, by notification of the official gazette published from Kolkata, Khulna and Bagerhat sub-division of Jessore district and Satkhira sub-division of 24 Pargana district together formed the new district of Khulna.
Khalishpur is a Metropolitan thana of Khulna Metropolitan Police in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.
The Khulna Shipyard Limited(Bengali: খুলনা শিপইয়ার্ড লিমিটেড) is a Bangladeshi state-owned defense contractor based in Khulna, Bangladesh. It is located on 68.97 acres (27.91 ha) of land at Labanchara, Khulna, Bangladesh. It is about 45 km north from the Port of Mongla. The shipyard has the capacity to build steel / aluminium ships up to 90 m length and 700 tons lightweight. The shipyard has a slipway with a capacity to dock and undock vessels up to 700 tons lightweight and overall length of 84 meters.
Team Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation was a football club in Bangladesh that was mainly located in the city of Dhaka.
The Padma class is a class of patrol vessels of the Bangladesh Navy. The ships were constructed at the Khulna Shipyard, through a development program overseen and supported by the CSIC.
Khulna City Corporation, Khulna Municipality, established in 1884, is one of the major divisional city corporations of Bangladesh. Before its establishment as city corporation, it was a municipal corporation in 1984. Basically, Khulna City Corporation is a formation under the local government administration of Bangladesh to regulate the city area of Khulna, which is under the Ministry of Local Government & Rural Development (LGRD). Generally under local government, an election is held to elect a mayor of Khluna City Corporation. This election is held in every 5 years. Khulna City Corporation is self-governing organizations, which runs on its own. To take care of legal issues of this corporation, Metropolitan Magistrate Court is there.
Bhodra river flows across the Khulna Division of Bangladesh.
Md. Moniruzzaman Moni is a Bangladeshi politician and mayor of the Khulna City Corporation.
Khulna Public College or KPC, formerly known as Sundarban Boys' Public School and College, is an autonomous educational institution directly administered by the Ministry of Education in Boyra, Khulna, Bangladesh. It offers education for 3rd through 12th grade. It is an educational institution only for boys. In 2015, KPC was named The Best Digital Educational Institution of Khulna zone.
Mohammad Fayek Uzzaman is a Bangladeshi academic and a former Vice Chancellor of Khulna University. Now he is working as a professor of Department of Islamic History and Culture in University of Rajshahi. His Ph.D. is on the topic of Liberation War of Bangladesh and Mujibanagar Sarkar.
Khulna Govt. Girls College is a well known college in Khulna, Bangladesh. It has Higher Secondary School Certificate, Degree Pass course, Honors courses and also 2 years Masters courses. It's one of the oldest girls college in Khulna.
BNS Shaheed Daulat is a Padma-class inshore patrol vessel of the Bangladesh Navy. She is serving the Bangladesh Navy since 2023.
The Mayor of Khulna City is the highest ranking official of the Khulna City Corporation in Bangladesh. The Mayor's office administers all city services, public property, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within Khulna city.
Darshana–Jessore–Khulna line is a broad-gauge railway of Bangladesh Railway. The line is maintained and operated by West Zone.
Bangladesh Television Khulna or BTV Khulna is a BTV-affiliated relay television station broadcast from Khulna, serving southwestern Bangladesh. Established on 11 March 1977, it relays programming from the main television station of BTV in Dhaka.
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