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Khulna had a pouroshava (municipal council) in 1884, which became a municipal corporation in 1984. Before 19 August 1947, Khulna District was part of undivided Bengal. Khulna first declared itself as part of India in 1947, and the Indian flag was flown on 15 August.
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The new tricolour flag with the central white band and emblem, was designed to distance itself from regional political parties and emulate the structure of the Indian Tricolour. [7] In August 2019, the Government of Karnataka announced it was no longer officially pursuing the proposal for an official state flag. [ 8 ]
The Khulna District (with a marginal Hindu majority of 51%) was given to East Pakistan in lieu of the Murshidabad district (with a 70% Muslim majority), which went to India. However, the Pakistani flag remained hoisted in Murshidabad for three days until it was replaced by the Indian flag on the afternoon of 17 August 1947. [95] [96]
Khulna was a Hindu-majority part of Bangladesh before Partition, mainly lower-caste, but during the massive riots in the 1950s and 1960s most of the Hindus there fled to India. The population of Hindus has remained constant since 1981, but their percentages have fallen massively. Christians mainly live in Khulna city and Dacope upazilas.
As per the 2011 Census of India, Khulna had a total population of 5,958, of which 3,070 (52%) were males and 2,888 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 680. The total number of literates in Khulna was 4,093 (77.55% of the population over 6 years). [1]
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The Khulna Division (Bengali: খুলনা বিভাগ, Khulna Bibhag) 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). Its headquarters and largest city is Khulna city in Khulna District.