Crops
Integrated Chicken and Fish Farm Changes Sajib's Life
A young man in Rupganj who quit his garment factory job now earns about Tk 1 lakh a month from chickens raised on sheds over his fish pond.
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Chicken Rearing
FisheriesWriter urges single regulator for fish and poultry feed quality in Bangladesh
In a Jagonews24 opinion piece of 17 December 2025, writer Md. Rahmat Ullah argued that fish and poultry feed makers should answer to the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock alone, not to both it and BSTI.
LivestockFear of people can cut hens' egg output, but farm studies give mixed results
Jagonews24 reported in October 2025 that hens' fear of people can lower egg output and harm welfare. Experiments support the link, though studies on commercial farms gave mixed results.
LivestockAkkelpur farmer Ismail Hossain Tuku says his eight poultry farms employ 120 people
Ismail Hossain Tuku of Jamalganj in Akkelpur, Joypurhat, told Jagonews24 in October 2025 that he began with 5,000 Sonali chicks in three sheds in 2000 and now has eight farms with 120 employees.
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Hy-Line Brown Hens, a Ray of Hope for Young Entrepreneurs
The Hy-Line Brown layer, with high egg output and tolerance of Bangladesh's climate, has become a first choice for young poultry farmers.
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Mosharef Earns a Lakh Taka a Month From Poultry Farms
A former garment worker in Bhola now runs five broiler farms that sell Tk 8-9 lakh worth of chickens a month.
Livestock
Manowara's Goat Farm Success in Bhola
A Bhola woman who began with a single goat 15 years ago has built a farm of goats, cows, poultry and pigeons that lifted her family out of hardship.
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Putul Earns a Lakh Taka a Month Rearing Deshi Chickens
A Shariatpur woman who began with a single native chick now runs a large deshi chicken farm earning at least a lakh taka a month.
Livestock
Hundreds of Farm Chickens Dying of Heatstroke in Intense Heat
Heat of 38 degrees Celsius and frequent power cuts are killing chickens on poultry farms in Matlab Uttar upazila of Chandpur.
Livestock
Deshi Chicken Brand Grameen Protein Launched
Grameen Protein has launched as a brand supplying village-raised deshi chickens from Netrokona to consumers in Dhaka.
CropsShariatpur college student Antor Gorapi succeeds with foreign chicken breeds
Antor Gorapi, a college student in Naria, Shariatpur, turned one pair of Silkie chickens into a farm of at least 100 birds of eight foreign breeds that, in December 2024, earned him at least Tk 30,000 a month.
Agribusiness
Farmers Demand End to Discrimination in Poultry Industry
Marginal poultry farmers in Chattogram have demanded fair day-old chick prices, cheaper feed and an end to discrimination in the poultry industry.
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The Benefits of Rearing Goats and Chickens Together
Farmers who keep chickens alongside goats in a shared shed can cut costs, reduce feed needs and get eggs, meat and compost.