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KHULNA, June 21, 2026 (BSS) - Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Khulna Hoore Jannat 
on Sunday directed all concerned authorities to complete development projects 
within their stipulated time frames in line with the Prime Minister's 
instructions.

She also instructed government offices to regularly update their respective 
web portals.

The DC said this while presiding over the monthly (June) Khulna District 
Development Coordination Committee meeting at the Dc's conference room here 
today.

Emphasising water resource management, she said river restoration and canal 
excavation activities should be given priority and that accurate progress 
reports on canal dredging works must be submitted.
 
She further informed the meeting that compensation cheques for land acquired 
under the embankment realignment project in Paikgachha would be distributed 
on June 29.

A representative of the Civil Surgeon's Office reported that from March 15 to 
June 21, a total of 929 patients suspected of measles had been admitted to 
different hospitals across the district, of whom 884 had recovered and 
returned home.

Currently, 45 patients with measles symptoms are undergoing treatment, the 
Civil Surgeon's Office representative added.

Deputy Director (DD) of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) Md. 
Nazrul Islam said financial assistance would be provided to 15,000 farmers 
during the Aman season.

As part of a nationwide programme to plant 25 crore trees over the next five 
years, 70,450 saplings will be planted in Khulna district.

Aman cultivation prospects were satisfactory and that a three-day fruit fair 
would be held in Khulna from June 25 to 27, the DAE DD added.

District Fisheries Officer Md. Badiuzzaman informed the meeting that 11 
drives and three mobile court operations had been conducted under the Fish 
Conservation Act during the past month, resulting in fines amounting to 
nearly Taka 1 lakh.

The Assistant Director of the Islamic Foundation said construction work on 
the Paikgachha Model Mosque had reached 97 percent completion.
Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Bitaan Kumar Mondal, upazila 
executive officers, officials from various government departments and 
committee members attended the meeting.