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What Was the First Episode of Hridoye Mati O Manush Like?

A look back at the first episode of Hridoye Mati O Manush, launched in 2004, whose report focused on how farmers are deprived in the market.

Shykh Seraj gained huge popularity presenting Mati O Manush on Bangladesh Television from 1982 to 1996, a rare level of fame for a development journalist.

A new journey in 2004


Channel i began on 1 October 1999, and on 21 February 2004, International Mother Language Day, Shykh Seraj began a different journey in agricultural television: Hridoye Mati O Manush. It is now widely praised and recognised around the world as a popular programme.

Farmers at the centre


The greatest part of the Independence Award-winning journalist's achievements centres on farmers. In a report in the first episode of Hridoye Mati O Manush, he sought to show how deprived farmers are in the market, and how and why they are neglected. This exclusive video revisits that first episode.

Source: Shykh Seraj, Hridoye Mati O Manush. First published in Bengali on The Agro News.

Shykh SerajAgricultural journalist

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