Khulna is the third-largest city in Bangladesh, after Dhaka and Chittagong.
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19 Facts About Khulna
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Khulna's economy is the third-largest in Bangladesh, contributing $53 billion in gross state product and $95 billion in purchasing power parity in 2020.
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Khulna is considered the gateway to the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest and home of the Bengal tiger.
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Khulna was part of the ancient kingdoms of Vanga and Samatata.
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Khulna was succeeded by his son, Pratapaditya, who gained preeminence over the Baro-Bhuyans and controlled southern Bengal.
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Khulna was ruled by autonomous Bengali nawabs until 1793, when the British East India Company abolished nizamat and took control of the city.
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Khulna had a pouroshava in 1884, which became a municipal corporation in 1984.
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Khulna first declared itself as part of India in 1947, and the Indian flag was flown on 15 August.
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Khulna is south of Jessore and Narail Districts, east of Satkhira District, west of Bagerhat and north of the Bay of Bengal.
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Khulna gets less rainfall than other parts of Bangladesh due to its location and the effects of the Sundarbans south of the city.
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Khulna receives heavy rain from cyclones which form in the Bay of Bengal.
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Khulna is one of two principal naval-command centres for the Bangladesh Navy.
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N7 highway connects Khulna with the rest of Bangladesh, and the Khulna City Bypass is a major road.
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Jessore Airport, 50 kilometres north of Khulna, has flights to Dhaka on Biman Bangladesh Airlines, US-Bangla Airlines and Novoair, with air-conditioned bus service from the airport to the city.
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The university, earlier known as Bangladesh Institute of Technology, Khulna, is the only engineering university in Khulna and was listed in the 2019 edition of QS Asian University Rankings.
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Khulna University is the only public university in Bangladesh where student politics is prohibited.
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Sundarbans, in Khulna District, is home to the Bengal tiger and the world's largest virgin mangrove forest.
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The Mosque City of Bagerhat, in Bagerhat District about 15 miles south-east of Khulna, is a World Heritage Site.
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