Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for 29 development projects, totaling a cost of 2593 crore, in Khulna. At the grand rally held at Khulna Circuit House ground, she unveiled 24 completed projects and initiated five others. Among the inaugurated projects by the Public Works Department were the Genocide and Torture Archive and Museum Building, Civil Surgeon Office Building and Residence, Technical Training Center in Paikgacha upazila, Renovation and Modernisation of Khulna Apprentice Training Office, 10-story building of Khulna and Chattogram BSTI Regional Offices, 10-story women’s hostel building, Paikgacha upazila sub-registry office building construction, and a 4-story boys hostel construction of Agricultural Training Institute at Daulatpur.
The Education Engineering Department (EED) implemented projects such as the 5-story Dumuria Technical School and College academic cum 4-story administrative and workshop building, 6-story academic building of Boyra Secondary School, 6-story academic building of Khulna Collegiate School, 6-story academic building of Government LBK Degree Women’s College, 6-story academic building of Government Bangabandhu College, 6-story Academic Building of Chalna Bazar Government Girls High School, 6-story Talimul Millat Rahmatia Fazil Madrasa Academy Building, 6-story academic building of Nazrul Nagar Secondary Girls’ School, 6-story academic building of RRF Secondary School, 4-story academic building of Agar Ghata Secondary School, and 5-story Paikgacha Technical School & College Academic cum workshop building.
Additionally, Khulna City Corporation (KCC) oversaw the construction of drains, footpaths, and road widening on Khalishpur BIDC road. The Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) implemented the Bridge over Bhodra river (315.30 meters) at Basundiadanga Bazar-Mugur Khali UP Office Road under Dumuria Upazila. Other projects included the Khulna Dredger Base Building by BIWTA, Shekhertek eco-tourism center by Sundarbans West Forest Division, and the 6-story newly constructed Khulna Regional Office by the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE).
Projects for which foundation stones were laid include the Sanitary landfill in Mathabhanga area under the waste management development project of KCC, 5-story academic and 4-story administrative and workshop buildings of Dighlia Technical School and College of EED, Aklima Khatun Textile Vocational Institute project in Paikgacha of Architecture and Public works, Basantopur River port at Kaliganj Upazila in Satkhira of BIWTA, and Kurulia River Bridge (748.90 meters) of LGED.
