Environment
A Bangladeshi Behind Qatar's Many Greening Efforts
Shykh Seraj visits a vast Dutch-owned nursery in Qatar managed by Abdul Karim of Kulaura, and sees an export opening for Bangladesh.
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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.
Agribusiness
After Cage Fish Farming, Chandpur's Sohel Finds Success With Turkeys
Sohel Miaji of Chandpur's Puran Bazar, known for floating-cage fish farming, has built a turkey flock of over 500 birds in seven months.
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
A Chance to Profit From Rearing Guinea Fowl
Research at Bangladesh Agricultural University shows the guinea fowl, known in villages as the China hen, can be reared like local chickens for good profit.
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.
Environment
Clay Pots in Trees to Shelter Birds in Tangail's Bhuapur
A local volunteer group in Tangail's Bhuapur upazila has hung clay pots in trees to give birds safe shelter from storms, rain and sun.
Livestock
Biodiversity of Hakaluki Haor at Risk
Poor planning, free grazing by cattle and buffalo and illegal tree felling have pushed the biodiversity of Hakaluki Haor to the brink.
Livestock
A Kadaknath Black Chicken Farm in Shibpur, Narsingdi
In Majlishpur, Shibpur, Narsingdi, Kamrul Islam Masud is commercially rearing and hatching Kadaknath chickens, which are black from beak and feathers to meat and bones.
Agribusiness
Unemployed Young People Become Self-Reliant Through Pigeon Farming
Pigeon farming has made many young people in Meherpur self-reliant, though farmers say the lack of training and a district market keeps them from fair prices.