Fisheries
High-Yield Indoor Fish Farming Begins in Bangladesh
The Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research has begun indoor fish farming in tanks, which its scientists say yields many times more than ponds.
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Bangladesh
After the 7 March Speech, Bengal's Farmers Turned the Liberation Struggle Into a People's War
From the Tebhaga movement to 1971, Bengal's farmers powered the struggle for independence, yet the question remains whether they get the respect they deserve.
Rooftop farming
The Rooftop Farm of Martyr Altaf Mahmud's Daughter
On Martyred Intellectuals Day, Shykh Seraj visits the Eskaton rooftop garden of Shaon Mahmud, daughter of the martyred composer Altaf Mahmud.
Flowers
Savar's Flower Farmers Face a Land Crisis
After three decades of commercial flower farming, growers in Savar say land is being lost to non-farm uses while artificial flowers undercut them.
Fisheries
Winter's Guest Birds
Migratory birds from Siberia have again arrived at the wetlands beside Jahangirnagar University, filling the campus with birdsong.
Agribusiness
Turkey, a New Addition to the Poultry Industry
Turkey is a new addition to Bangladesh's poultry industry, and in Ashulia, Amir Hossain Sarkar went from 21 chicks to a commercial farm with its own hatchery in a year.
Rooftop farming
A Lovely Rooftop Farm, Companion in Retirement
In Merul Badda, 72-year-old Abul Hashem has spent twelve years building a two-level rooftop farm that combines fruit and crops with sheep and pigeons.
Agribusiness
A Modern Fish Farm Built With Big Investment in Chapainawabganj
In Chapainawabganj, the 20-hectare Nawab Fish Farm uses aerators and automatic feeding in 36 ponds, with fruit trees planted on the banks.
Rooftop farming
Rooftop Farming at a School in Narayanganj
A girls' high school in Narayanganj has turned its 8,000 sq ft roof into a garden and practical botany classroom for its 1,500 students.
Environment
Cycle Camping to Protect Nature
A young man from Saidpur in Nilphamari cycled to the Banglabandha zero point in Panchagarh to campaign for the protection of birds and nature.
Environment
Haor Region Rings With Birdsong
As early winter sets in, migratory birds are arriving at the haors of Kishoreganj, drawing nature lovers to watch them.
Fruits
Driver Motiur's Striking Success With Malta on Dry Land
In the mango district of Chapainawabganj, former driver Motiur Rahman has turned dry Barind land into a thriving malta and mixed fruit orchard.
Rooftop farming
A Rich Rooftop Farm on a Narayanganj Garment Factory
On the roof of a seven-storey garment factory beside the Shitalakshya in Narayanganj, the owner has built a rooftop farm that has turned commercial.