Khulna: The 143rd birthday of World Heritage Sundarbans’ Kolghensa and Bhairab-Rupsa Vidhaut Khulna district is on Thursday (April 25). This year too Khulna’s birthday will be celebrated grandly through various programs.
Greater Khulna Development Struggle Coordinating Committee has organized various programs to celebrate the day.
Khulna Development Struggle Coordinating Committee President Sheikh Ashraf Uz Zaman said various programs have been taken to celebrate Khulna Day. The program includes gathering at Shibbari intersection at 9:30 am, cultural program, colorful procession at 10 am. The procession starts from Shibbari junction and will end at the same place after circling various roads.
From the brief history of Khulna, there is disagreement about the origin of the name Khulna. But the most discussed views are the origin of the name Khulna from the ‘Khulneswari Mandir’ built in the name of Khulna, the second wife of Dhanpati Saudagar.
Khulna from the word Culnea written in the record of the rescue of the sailors of the ship ‘Falmouth’ in 1766. According to many scholars, the name Khulna is derived from ‘Kismat Khulna’ Mauza. Many believe that Khulna comes from the word Jessore-Culna written on the British period map.
In 1842, the headquarters of the new district was established in Khulna centered on Bhairab-Rupsa Vidhaut Punyabhoomi Nayabad Thana and Kismat Khulna. After the establishment of Khulna subdivision, Khulna became important due to the expansion of the administrative area of the British and its geographical position. Khulna district was established on April 25, 1882 through gazette notification of Khulna Bagerhat and Satkhira with an area of 4,630 square miles and a population of 43,500 in just 40 years. And according to that statistics, Khulna’s 143rd birthday is today. Earlier Khulna was a subdivision of Jessore district. British ruler W M Clay served as the first magistrate of Khulna district.
Bangladesh time: 0938 hours, April 25, 2024
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