politician, deputy speaker and speaker of the Jatiyo Sangsad Tanvir Mokammel – Filmmaker and writer Firoz Mahmud- Visual artist and painter Nilima Ibrahim- Educationist, littérateur and social worker Prafulla Chandra Sen – Former West Bengal chief minister Sheikh Abu Naser – Politician Rudra Mohammad Shahidullah - Poet Qazi Imdadul Haq – Writer Humayun Kabir Balu – Renowned journalist, Freedom fighter and Ekushey Padak winner in journalism SM Shafiuddin Ahmed – 17th Chief of Army Staff (CAS) of Bangladesh Army Sheikh Salahuddin – Former cricketer Bishnu Chattopadhyay – Freedom fighter and peasant leader Abdur Razzak – Bangladesh national cricket team member Manjural Islam Rana – Bangladesh national cricket team member Popy (Sadia Parvin Popy) – Actress, model Moushumi (Arifa Pervin Moushumi) – Actress, model Salma Khatun – Cricketer Jahanara Alam – Cricketer Rumana Ahmed – Cricketer Mehedi Hasan – Cricketer Bibhuti Roy – Engineer Puja Cherry Roy – Actress Afif Hossain – Cricketer Nurul Hasan Sohan – Cricketer Ayasha Rahman – Cricketer Shukhtara Rahman – Cricketer Tahin Tahera – Cricketer Shaila Sharmin – Cricketer Md. Rafiqul Islam - Editor/ Secretary General: Parliament Watch Ziaur Rahman – Cricketer Mehedi Hasan Miraj, Cricketer Amit Majumder, Cricketer References External links Official Website of Khulna City Corporation Khulna District on Banglapedia Khulna Guide at Discovery Bangladesh Populated places in Khulna Division