Khulna
Khulna is the 3rd-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and Chittagong.It is the divisional centre of 10 districts of Khulna division.

Khulna is the 3rd-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and Chittagong.It is the divisional centre of 10 districts of Khulna division. Khulna is also the second largest port city of Bangladesh after Chittagong, due to being adjacent to 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.
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Worth seeing in and around Khulna
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Khulna Divisional Stadium
Khulna Divisional Stadium, is a test cricket venue in Khulna, Bangladesh.
2.1 km · stadium in Bangladesh · Wikipedia - 02Govt. Brajalal College
Government Brajalal College, also known as BL College, is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in Bangladesh. It is the oldest higher educational institute in Khulna.
4.7 km · Public College in Khulna, Bangladesh · Wikipedia - 03Khulna Medical University
Khulna Medical University is a government medical university situated in Khulna, Bangladesh. It has been established for the supervisors of all medical colleges and nursing colleges of Khulna Division.
3.2 km · Bangladeshi Medical University · Wikipedia - 04Khulna Divisional Museum
Khulna Divisional Museum is the only museum of Khulna City. It was established by Bangladesh Archaeological Department.
1 km · museum in Khulna, Bangladesh · Wikipedia - 05Khan Jahan Ali Bridge
Khan Jahan Ali Bridge is a bridge over Rupsa River in Khulna, Bangladesh and named after Khan Jahan Ali.
6.8 km · bridge in Bangladesh · Wikipedia - 06St. Joseph's Cathedral, Khulna
The St. Joseph's Cathedral also called Khulna Cathedral is a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church which is located in Babu Khan Road, in the city of Khulna, third-largest in the Asian country of Bangladesh.
2.9 km · church in Khulna, Bangladesh · Wikipedia - 07Khulna Government College
Khulna Government College, Khulna is a public educational institution located in Khulna, Bangladesh. Established in 1968, it is affiliated with the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Jashore.
1.3 km · Govt. College in Khulna, Bangladesh · Wikipedia - 08Khulna University
Khulna University is a public research university at Gollamari in Khulna, Bangladesh. It was established in 1991.
3.6 km · public university in Bangladesh · Wikipedia - 09Khulna Medical College
The Khulna Medical College is a government medical school in Khulna, Bangladesh. It is affiliated with Khulna Medical University.
1.3 km · government medical college in Khulna, Bangladesh · Wikipedia - 10Khulna University of Engineering & Technology
Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, commonly known as KUET, formerly BIT Khulna, is a public technological university located in Khulna, Bangladesh. It emphasizes education and research in engineering and technology situated in the southwestern region of Bangladesh.
9.1 km · engineering university in Bangladesh · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Bonobilash Zoo, along Dhaka-Khulna highway north of downtowb. A nice place to spend a whole day. Take a scooter from the city center. Daily 9AM-6PM. +880 1518-400970
- 01Gollamari Memorial
Memoir for the mass murder in Gollamari river during independence war of 1971.
- 02Divisional Museum
- 03Birsrestho Ruhul Amin Complex
Tomb for much loved country freedom fighter.
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Things to do
Hadis park, in the city center, if you are lucky there will be a show of some kind on there.
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Where to eat
Hotel Castle Salam, 8 KDA Avenue,. G-,is one of the largest Hotel of Khulna that provides different types of facilities for people Hotel Royal is one of the largest Hotel of Khulna that provides different types of facilities for people. Aloka Restaurant, 1 Khan A Sabar Rd. This is a good option if you're staying in the central hotel district, with friendly waiters serving delicious Bengali food.
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Getting to Khulna
- Airports
- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (CCU), 115 km · Hazrat Shahjalal (DAC), 142 km · Shah Amanat (CGP), 241 km
- Stations
- Khulna railway station, 1.2 km · Port of Khulna, 900 m · Daulatpur railway station, 5.9 km
- Dhaka → Khulna132 km · quickest by road, 2h 54m · ৳590–790
- Chattogram (Chittagong) → Khulna239 km · quickest by road, 6h 27m · ৳1,370–1,830
- Sylhet → Khulna330 km · quickest by road, 6h 24m · ৳1,360–1,810
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No local-transport research exists yet for Khulna
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Khulna. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inTo get to Hularhat, go first by a bus to Pirojpur (1.5-2 hours) and then a rickshaw or a motorcycle to the Hularhat jetty.
- Get aroundCycle-rickshaws are the main method of transport.
- Go nextTake a bus from Sonadanga bus terminal or from Rupsha ferry terminal.
- Go nextTake a bus from Sonadanga bus terminal or from Rupsha ferry terminal.
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- Aichgati Unionunion in Rupsha upazila of Khulna district1.9 km
- Aranghata Unionunion in Dighalia upazila of Khulna district6.7 km
- Ghatvog Unionunion in Rupsha upazila of Khulna district9.6 km
- Jogipol Unionunion in Dighalia upazila of Khulna district9.1 km