Shipyard Road, one of the busiest entrances to Khulna city, is becoming unusable for vehicular movement, as it has remained unrepaired for the last 10 years.
Constructing buildings without following the Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC) and not running maintenance according to the code make the structures most vulnerable to heavy earthquakes.
The growth of Khulna city: Khulna, the third largest city of Bangladesh, with a current population of approximately 950,000 and land area spanning 40.8 square kilometres, is the only city in the country which has been experiencing a negative population growth over the last two decades.