Khulna Division


Khulna Division is one of the eight divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of and a population of 15,563,000 at the 2011 Census. Its headquarters & Largest city is Khulna city in Khulna District.

Geography

The Khulna division borders the North 24 Parganas district and South 24 Parganas district 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 Kopotokkho River. The region also includes several islands in the Bay of Bengal.

Administrative districts

The division was formed in 1960.
Khulna Division consists of the following ten districts, subdivided into 59 sub-districts :
DistrictAdministrative
centre		Area in
km2.		Population
1991 Census		Population
2001 Census		Population
2011 Census
Bagerhat DistrictBagerhat3,959.111,431,3221,549,0311,476,090
Chuadanga DistrictChuadanga1,174.10807,1641,007,1301,129015
Jessore DistrictJessore2,606.942,106,9962,471,5542,764,547
Jhenaidah DistrictJhenaidah1,964.771,361,2801,579,4901,771,304
Khulna DistrictKhulna4,394.452,010,6432,378,9712,318,527
Kushtia DistrictKushtia1,608.801,502,1261,740,1551,946,838
Magura DistrictMagura1,039.10724,027824,311918,419
Meherpur DistrictMeherpur751.62491,917591,430655,392
Narail DistrictNarail967.99655,720698,447721,668
Satkhira DistrictSatkhira3,817.291,597,1781,864,7041,985,959
Total Districts1022,284.2212,688,383214,705,22315,687,759

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.

Education

The division contains educational institutions including:
;Universities
Public Universities
Private Universities
;Medical Colleges
Public
Private
;Colleges
;Polytechnic Institutes
; Schools
;Other educational institutes
Khulna has six integrated general and vocational schools and one technical school of UCEP, which is a non-profitable organization.
The technical school is Khulna Mohsin Technical School, which is situated at 7, Junction Road, Baikali, Khulna.
Kushtia Zilla School, Kushtia is one of the best schools in Khulna division. In higher secondary level Kushtia Govt. College, Kushtia is playing the same role as KZS, and thus in Khulna division education level increasing day by day.

Newspapers and magazines

Daily and weekly newspapers are published from Khulna, including:
Daily Gramer Kagoj
Daily Spondon
Daily Lokshomaj

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, 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.
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 Kuthibadiis 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.

Religion

Islam is in majority and about 82% of total population follow Islam according to 2011.
Hinduism is second largest religion in Khulna and about 16% of total population are Hindu,2% follow other religion like Christianity and Animism.

Language

Bengali and English is the widely spoken language in Khulna division like its counterparts.

Notable persons