Environment
Call to Make the Bird Village a Tourist Area
Villagers and bird lovers want Alidewna, a village alive with thousands of birds, declared a sanctuary and a tourist spot.
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Bangladesh
Environment
Crowds Flock to Railway Station to See Sparrows
Sparrows roosting in the trees of Dinajpur railway station draw crowds every afternoon, and station workers keep them safe.
Livestock
A New Use of the Internet of Things Begins in Bangladesh's Livestock Sector
A capsule-shaped IoT device placed in a cow's stomach now reports its health to farmers' phones in Bangladesh, Shykh Seraj reports from a farm in Rupganj.
Fisheries
Fish in Kaptai Lake Have Declined Alarmingly
In Kaptai Lake, large carp have given way to small kachki and chapila, and fishers and traders complain that fingerling releases and the landing centre are failing.
Fruits
Baya Weaver Nests on the Verge of Disappearing
The baya weaver and its intricate nest are fast disappearing from Meherpur as the palm trees it nests in are lost.
Agrotech
CVASU Identifies the Aedes Mosquito Species That Carry Dengue
Researchers at Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University have used DNA barcoding to pinpoint the Aedes species that carry the dengue virus.
BangladeshSheikh Mujibur Rahman's farm policy: the 1973 speech and new institutions
Published on National Mourning Day 2019, this piece sets out Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's post-independence farm policy: first-class status for agriculturists in 1973, farm loan waivers, khas land distribution and new bodies such as BARC.
Agribusiness
Local Cattle Dominate the Qurbani Market
In the 2019 Qurbani season, local cattle dominated the market, with 577,416 farms preparing more animals than needed and buyers wary of antibiotics.
Fisheries
Remarkable Success Farming Fish Indoors
Imdadul Haque of Katakhali, Rajshahi, has built a remarkable indoor fish farm using recirculating aquaculture (RAS) and biofloc, producing more fish in little space at low cost.
Agrotech
Biofloc: A New Technology for Home-Based Fish Farming
After RAS, trials of biofloc fish farming have begun in Bangladesh, with two young computer engineers in Uttara, Dhaka, turning full-time to the technology.
Fruits
A Farm Becomes a Police Officer's Source of Peace
Deputy Inspector General of Police Manzur Kader Khan has turned two residential plots in Dhaka's 300 Feet and Purbachal areas into productive fruit gardens.
Rooftop farming
A Retired Army Officer's Exemplary Rooftop Farm
Retired Brigadier Azizul Haque has turned a 2,300 sq ft roof in Mohakhali DOHS into an orchard of common and rare fruits since 2013.
Rooftop farming
A College Teacher's Rooftop Farm Gives Meaning to Retirement
In Mirpur, retired college teacher Professor Azizur Rahman has spent two and a half years building a productive 1,300 sq ft rooftop farm.