Khulna Division is one of the six divisions of Bangladesh and is located in the south-west of the country. It has an area of 22,274 sq. km. and a population of 14.47 million.[1] Its headquarters is Khulna city in Khulna District.

Constituent districts

Khulna Division consists of the following districts:

1. Bagerhat District
2. Chuadanga District
3. Jessore District
4. Jhenaidah District
5. Khulna District
6. Kushtia District
7. Magura District
8. Meherpur District
9. Narail District
10. Satkhira District

Places of Interest

* The Sundarbans is the largest mangrove forest in the world. The royal Bengal tiger inhabits the area; it is said that seeing the tiger enables a person to understand what a tiger means. There are many other rare animals in the area, including monkeys, chitra deer, crocodiles, wild cocks, wild pigs and thousands of kinds of birds.

* The historically-famous Shatgombuj Mosque (Sixty Dome Mosque) is in the Bagerhat District. It is famous for Khan Jahan Ali’s mazar. A lake near the mosque has crocodiles.

* From Kuakatan, both the rising and the setting of the sun into the ocean can be seen.