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.
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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.
Agrotech
Robots and Drones Show the Advance of Technology at Wuhan Farm Machinery Fair
The sixth international agricultural machinery exhibition in Wuhan, China, featured 1,993 companies, robotic machines and many remote-controlled drones.
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.
Flowers
Uganda's First and Largest Farm, With Sixty Years of Tradition
In Uganda, the 162-hectare Mairye Estate grows fully export-oriented roses and salad crops in 60 greenhouses, half of them hydroponic.
Agribusiness
Privately Run Biogas Plants Succeed in Germany
In Germany, private commercial biogas plants turn grain and waste into electricity, household gas and organic fertiliser, supplied by contract farmers.
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.
Opinion
Eid Joy of Bengal's People in the Cultural Sphere of the Media
Shykh Seraj traces how Eid grew into a national festival in Bangladesh and calls on the media to include the rural people who feed the nation in its Eid celebrations.
Agribusiness
Half a Million Farmers Ready for the Qurbani Market
Ahead of Eid-ul-Adha, about 550,000 farmers were ready to supply sacrificial animals, and the livestock department said no imports would be needed.
Crops
Soilless Greenhouse in Gazipur Grows Toxin-Free Fruit and Vegetables
A high-tech greenhouse at Rajendrapur in Gazipur grows fruit and vegetables without soil, and its produce is already on the market.
AgribusinessBangladesh's Hilsa Recognised as a GI Product, Opening New Prospects
Hilsa has been recognised as a Geographical Indication product of Bangladesh, which produces 65 per cent of the world's hilsa, opening new branding prospects.
Bangladesh
Joy of Freedom Helps People of Former Enclaves Turn Their Lives Around
Two years after the enclave exchange ended 68 years of statelessness, people of all ages in the former enclaves are working to rebuild their lives.