Environment
Farmer-Friendly Lightning Protection
With farmers making up most lightning deaths, a young engineer in Dhamrai has built a movable earthed lightning conductor for fields, and experts add safety rules.
Agricultural journalist
Shykh Seraj
Shykh Seraj is a Bangladeshi agricultural journalist and broadcaster, founding Director and Head of News of Channel i. He has made farming programmes for television since 1982: Mati O Manush on Bangladesh Television, then Hridoye Mati O Manush on Channel i from 2004. He received the Ekushey Padak (1995), the FAO A.H. Boerma Award (2008-09) and the Independence Award (2018). The Agro News publishes his programmes, reports and columns under his name. · 364 stories
Rooftop farming
Rooftop Farming at Home, Yard Farming Abroad
Rooftop farming is now part of many Bangladeshi homes, and Bangladeshis abroad are following the same path with yard farming, from Sirajganj to Toronto.
Livestock
Plantain: A Safe, Antibiotic-Free Livestock Feed
Researcher Dr Al Mamun has adapted plantain, a medicinal herb used as dairy feed in New Zealand, to Bangladesh as an alternative to antibiotic growth promoters.
Livestock
Kamrul's Diverse Poultry Farm in Narsingdi
In Shibpur, Narsingdi, Kamrul Islam Masud has built a free-range farm of many poultry breeds, setting an example of open-environment rearing.
Opinion
Has Football Lost Its Beauty?
Watching the World Cup with a village youth who mistook Iceland's goalkeeper for Messi, Shykh Seraj asks whether football has lost the artistry of old.
Livestock
Cultivation of Nutritious Plantain Fodder Begins in Bangladesh
Plantain, a high-energy nutritious fodder, is now being grown in Bangladesh in a trial with six farmers in Manikganj, led by Bangladesh Agricultural University.
Rooftop farming
A Retired Army Officer's Rooftop Farm in Mirpur
Retired army officer Abdul Hannan Sharif's rooftop farm in Mirpur DOHS supplies all his family's vegetables and salad during Ramadan.
Fruits
Siddiqa Begum's Rooftop Farm, Abundant With Fruit and Crops
For a decade, Siddiqa Begum of Rajabazar has farmed her 2,000 sq ft roof organically, bringing a taste of village life to the capital.
Agribusiness
Educated Young Farmers Set Examples of Success
Kibria Gazi of Shibpur, Narsingdi, turned a student-days fish pond and single cow into a large integrated farm that employs many local workers.
Environment
Abdul Wahed's Love of Trees Sets an Example for the Environment
For seven years, tree lover Abdul Wahed has planted trees across Dhaka, including palms along a 12 km highway to help guard against lightning.
Fruits
A Fruit Bag Factory Opens in Chapainawabganj
Entrepreneur Jesmin Akter has built the country's first factory for fruit bags in Chapainawabganj, reducing dependence on bags imported from China and Taiwan.
Fruits
The Vast Wealth of Natural Seaweed in Bangladesh's Waters
Experts say Bangladesh's sea holds vast natural seaweed, and research under BARI since 2016 points to strong potential for planned cultivation.
Crops
A Modern Nursery in a Remote Rangpur Village
In a remote Rangpur village, a group of educated young people has built a modern net-house nursery to supply farmers with healthy vegetable seedlings.