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Khulna is one of two principal naval command centers for the Bangladesh Navy. The BNS Titumir naval base is in the city. Jahanabad Cantonment, containing the Army Service Corps Center and School (ASCC&S) is situated in Gilatola area of the Khulna metropolitan. Also Khulna Shipyard is a renowned military naval Institute in Khulna region
Khulna District (Bengali: খুলনা জেলা) is a district of Bangladesh. It is located in the Khulna Division , bordered on the north by Jessore District and Narail District , on the south by the Bay of Bengal , on the east by the Bagerhat District , and on the west by the Satkhira District . [ 3 ]
Khulna Division (Bengali: খুলনা বিভাগ) is the second largest of the eight divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of 22,285 km 2 (8,604 sq mi) and a population of 17,416,645 at the 2022 Bangladesh census (preliminary returns).
Khulna City Corporation (Bengali: খুলনা সিটি কর্পোরেশন - in short: KCC), is a local governing body that administers all civic services in Khulna, a area of Bangladesh. The KCC administration is elected by a popular vote every five years. It is headed by a mayor, who presides over 41 councillors.
Kushtia District (Bengali: কুষ্টিয়া জেলা; pronounced [Kushtia Jela] ⓘ) is a district in the Khulna administrative division of western Bangladesh. Kushtia is the second largest municipality in Bangladesh and the eleventh largest city in the country.
Magura District (Khulna Division) with an area of 1039.1 km 2, is bounded by Rajbari district to the north, Jessore and Narail districts to the south, Faridpur district to the east and Jhenaidah district to the west. The district is flat plain in the heart of the Ganges Delta.
The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973. Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census. [4]
Following the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, the country had four divisions: Chittagong Division, Dacca Division, Khulna Division, and Rajshahi Division. In 1982, the English spelling of the Dacca Division (along with the name of the capital city) was changed into Dhaka Division to more closely match the Bengali pronunciation.