Khulna
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Khulna (Bengali: খুলনা [ˈkʰulna]) is the third largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and Chittagong.[4] It is the administrative territory of Khulna District and Khulna Division. The economy of Khulna is the third largest in the People's Republic of Bangladesh, contributing $53 billion in nominal gross state product and $95 billion in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms as of 2020. In the 2011 census, the city had a population of 663,342.[5] [[Merajul Islam]] Khulna is located on the bank of the Rupsha and Bhairab Rivers. A centre of Bangladeshi industry, it hosts many national companies. Khulna is served by Port of Mongla (the second-largest seaport in the country), and is one of two principal naval-command centres hosting the Bangladesh Navy. The navy base BNS Titumir is in the city.
Khulna
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      From top: Khulna Skyline, Gollamari Martyrs’ Memorial, Khan Jahan Ali Bridge, Khulna University, Khulna Medical College, Khulna Nagar Bhaban | |
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| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Khulna Division |
| District | Khulna District |
| Municipal Council: | 12 December 1884 |
| Municipal Corporation: | 12 December 1984 |
| City Corporation: | 6 August 1990 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Body | Khulna City Corporation |
| • Mayor | Talukder Abdul Khaleque |
| • Police Commissioner | MD Masudur Rahman Bhuiyan |
| Area | |
| • Metropolis | 150.30 km2 (58.03 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| Elevation | 90.0 m (295.3 ft) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| • Density | 6,315/km2 (16,360/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 949,229 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal Code | Khulna GPO 9000 & Khulna Head Office 9100, Khulna Sadar 9201 - 9208 |
| IDD : Calling Code | +880 (0)41 |
| Languages | Standard Bengali(Official) |
| Police | Khulna Metropolitan Police |
| Airport | Khan Jahan Ali Airport |
| Development Authority | Khulna Development Authority |
| WASA | KWASA |
| Literacy rate | 83.8%[3] |
| Website | khulnacity |
A colonial steamboat service, including the Tern, Osrich and Lepcha, continues to operate on the river route to the city. Khulna is considered the gateway to the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest and home of the Royal Bengal tiger. It is north of the Mosque City of Bagerhat, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[6][7]
- ↑ "Area, Population and Literacy Rate by Paurashava −2001" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Tapan Palit (2012). "Khulna City Corporation". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ↑ {{cite after Dhaka and Chittagong city web|url=http://www.geonames.org/BD/largest-cities-in-bangladesh.html%7Ctitle=Bangladesh–10 Largest Cities|access-date=10 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213230501/http://www.geonames.org/BD/largest-cities-in-bangladesh.html%7Carchive-date=13 February 2019|url-status=live}}
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- ↑ Girard, Luigi Fusco (2003). The Human Sustainable City: Challenges and Perspectives from the Habitat Agenda. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 298. ISBN 9780754609452.