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.
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Environment
Livestock
Entrepreneur Miraj's Success With Turkey Farming
Starting with six turkeys in 2015, Dubai returnee Miraj Hossain has built a farm in Dhaka's Badda that also keeps guinea fowl, ostriches and quail.
Livestock
Severe Fodder Shortage in the Haor After Flash Floods
With paddy lost to flash floods, haor farmers face an acute shortage of cattle feed, and a veterinary university has stepped in with feed and medicine.
EnvironmentFood Aid Under Way Across the Haor, With Some Complaints
Government food aid is under way across the flood-hit haor, and people hope it will help them recover, though some complain of irregularities.
Agribusiness
Loan Instalments Become a Burden for Haor People
After the flash floods, loan instalments owed to NGOs have become the heaviest burden for haor farmers and fishers.
Rooftop farming
Kamruzzaman's Organic Rooftop Farm in Gulshan
In Gulshan, A A Kamruzzaman runs a fully organic rooftop farm, taking advice from a horticulture expert and growing vegetables in discarded bathtubs.
Crops
A Wide Array of Early Winter Crops in the Southwest
Early winter vegetables are earning southwest Bangladesh farmers large profits while the grip of middlemen weakens.
Fruits
Winter Approaches in the Southwest as Tappers Prepare Date Palms for Sap
As winter nears, date palm tappers across southwest Bangladesh are preparing trees for the sap season, though both trees and tappers are dwindling.
Agribusiness
Trees, Friends of People, Now a Source of Terror
The death of filmmaker Khalid Mahmud Mithu under a falling tree has turned many of Dhaka's old trees into objects of fear, with activists calling for coordinated care.
Environment
A Farm on Unused Land at RAB Headquarters
At the Rapid Action Battalion headquarters in Dhaka, unused, polluted land has been turned into an organic integrated farm over three years.
Vegetables
Day and Night Are of Equal Length Today
On 23 September, the autumn equinox, day and night are of equal length, and the equator in Uganda draws tourists from around the world.