VideoAgricultural Diversity in Singair, Manikganj
Close to Dhaka, Singair in Manikganj is known for diverse vegetable farming, where returnee Anwar Hossain Bhandari grows exotic vegetables on about 80 bighas.
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VideoAsia's Largest Farm Machinery Exhibition in Wuhan, China, 2023: Episode 4
In episode four from Asia's largest farm machinery exhibition in Wuhan, Shykh Seraj reports on a competition in which Chinese university students build machines for the future.
Rooftop farmingTania Sultana's Rooftop Farm at BUET Teachers' Quarters
At the BUET teachers' residential area, Tania Sultana, back from years abroad, grows orchids, strawberries and vegetables on a 2,600 sq ft roof.
VideoBFRI Works to Conserve Endangered Native Fish
With pollution, overfishing and shrinking wetlands threatening native fish, the Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute is working to bring endangered species back.
Rooftop farmingShamima Sultana's Three-Tier Rooftop Farm in Mirpur DOHS
In Mirpur DOHS, where most roofs are green, Shamima Sultana has built a three-tier rooftop farm of about 200 kinds of plants on an eight-storey building.
VideoBiochar to Cut Carbon Emissions
A team led by Professor Shamim Mia at Patuakhali Science and Technology University is researching biochar as a way to lock carbon in soil and curb global warming.
VideoAvocado Grown Commercially in Bangladesh for the First Time
A Jhenaidah schoolteacher has begun the first commercial avocado cultivation in Bangladesh, while a horticulture expert urges research before wider planting.
VideoHazrat's 1,000-Bigha Fruit Orchard
Sherpur's Hazrat Ali Akanda, once a hawker and shop worker, has expanded his fruit orchard to 1,000 bighas and plans an agritourism centre.
VideoThe British High Commissioner's Delightful Yard Garden
Bangladeshi fruit trees have been planted in the British High Commissioner's garden in Dhaka under the Queen's Green Canopy initiative.
VideoAbu Musa's 20-Bigha Fruit Orchard
In Kotchandpur, Jhenaidah, schoolteacher Harun-or-Rashid Musa has built a 20-bigha integrated orchard of high-value local and foreign fruits.
VideoFloating Agriculture in Nazirpur, Pirojpur
In Nazirpur, Pirojpur, farmers still grow crops and seedlings on floating beds of water hyacinth, a centuries-old practice now under pressure.
VideoMini Dal Mills Boost Interest in Mungbean on the Coast
Mini-mills for splitting mungbean, installed with Australian ACIAR support, are encouraging coastal farmers in Patuakhali and Barguna to grow the pulse.
VideoThe Fish Market at Mawa's Padma Ghat
The fish market beside Mawa ferry ghat in Munshiganj has traded fish from the Padma and nearby rivers and beels for more than four decades.