Khulna is home to numerous historic mosques including the beautiful Khulna Shahi Mosque, showcasing traditional Mughal and Bengali Islamic architecture with its distinctive domes and minarets. The city has been an important center of Islamic learning and culture in southwestern Bangladesh, with madrasas and Islamic institutions flourishing for centuries. Today, Khulna maintains a vibrant Muslim community that preserves Islamic traditions through religious festivals, cultural practices, and the daily call to prayer echoing from its many mosques.