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Allergic diseases are prehistoric and very common. None is immune to this condition. Every person has an experience of one form of allergies in their lifetime. Incidence and prevalence of allergic lesions are increasing day by day. There is also a huge financial involvement to treat the allergic diseases. Bangladesh is a developing country with about 170 million populations. However the present study has conducted to explore the prevalence of allergic patients in Khulna district in Bangladesh and to identify the allergic patient's treatment modalities at Khulna district in Bangladesh. The study was conducted at Khulna city in Bangladesh. It was a Descriptive type of Cross-Sectional Study. The study was conducted at private hospitals at Khulna district in Bangladesh. All patients who were attended to allergic treatment at private Hospitals at Khulna district in Bangladesh. Purposive sampling method was used for the study. Total 400 patients were selected for the Study. Data were collected from primary and secondary sources. Primary data were collected from the patients of the study area. Secondary data were collected from books, research reports, journals, annual reports, Website of Ministry of Health and family planning, internet etc. A pre-designed semi-structured questionnaire was developed as data collection instrument. Prior to the interview, the purposes of data collection were explained to the patients and verbal consent was obtained. Data were collected by face-to-face interview by the investigator. Collected data were analyzed by computer program Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). From the result it was found that male patients faced more IgE mediated allergic disorders than female. IgE mediated allergic disorders found more in Autumn (August-November) season followed by winter (December-January). Illiterate people suffered more IgE mediated allergic disorders than educated people. IgE mediated allergic disorders occur more in working people. More people suffered IgE mediated allergic disorders due to fungi. Most of the respondents had allergic rhinitis. Most of the respondents had family history of IgE mediated allergic disorders. Respondents had food allergy for Milk, Wheat, Peanut, Soy, Egg, beef, shrimp, white and Egg yolk. Many respondents replied that itching on skin was symptoms of allergy. Some respondents noticed Urticaria as the symptom. Most of the respondents did not know about the reason of Urticaria. Hidden illness, food and drug allergy was the reason of Urticaria. So to stop or minimize IgE mediated allergic disorders it is very much essential to early detection of underlying cause and proper treatment. Responsible Government authorities should take immediate initiatives to diagnose and stop or minimize IgE mediated allergic disorder.