Khulna’s industrial belt now lies largely abandoned, with its people leaving too
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Once home to thousands of jute mill workers, Khulna’s industrial belt now lies largely abandoned, with its people leaving too
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Dipankar Roy
An aerial view of Khulna city, where a dense, still-growing urban sprawl sits atop a shrinking industrial base. Photos: Habibur Rahman
In the past few years, it has been overtaken by Cumilla, Brahmanbaria, and Chandpur
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