VideoBrigadier (Retd) M Sakhawat Hossain's Skilled Rooftop Farming
In Mohakhali DOHS, retired Brigadier General M Sakhawat Hossain has turned a 2,700 sq ft roof into a mature, field-style rooftop farm of fruit and vegetables.
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VideoAmazed at Kaikartek Haat
Kaikartek Haat on the bank of the Brahmaputra in Narayanganj has for generations been a weekly market for farm produce, seedlings, poultry and rural tools.
VideoCropKids Episode 2: Marsad Inshirah Masud's Rooftop Farm
In episode 2 of CropKids, ninth-grader Marsad Inshirah Masud shows how to sow red amaranth on the small space above his building's water tank.
VideoCropKids Episode 1: Sharaban Tahura's Farming Dream
The first episode of CropKids introduces Sharaban Tahura, a third-grader in Mirpur, Dhaka, who has turned her family's balcony into a green garden.
VideoMrs Salma Mannan's Rooftop Farm in Baridhara DOHS
In Baridhara DOHS, Dhaka, Salma Mannan has turned her roof into a village-like courtyard of fruit trees, vegetables, flowers and creepers, laid on a floor filled with soil.
VideoChanging Agriculture in the Haor
Shykh Seraj visits Baniachong in the Habiganj haor to examine how farming there has shifted to early, short-duration rice varieties to escape pre-monsoon floods.
Rooftop farmingZiaul Ahsan's Three-Tier Rooftop Farm in Mirpur
On a seven-storey building in Mirpur, retired navy officer Ziaul Ahsan's three-tier rooftop farm of more than 300 plants meets almost all his family's vegetable needs.
Rooftop farmingDr Rashidul Hasan and Salma Sultana's Rooftop Farm in Hatirjheel
In Hatirjheel, Dhaka, a doctor couple grows a wide range of crops organically on a 1,500 sq ft roof, using every inch and tower systems.
VideoFlood Situation: Losses in Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries
Flash floods in August 2024 swept across 11 districts in eastern Bangladesh, submerging homes, roads and farmland; the report examines losses and recovery plans.
Rooftop farmingKohinur Akter's 2,700 sq ft Rooftop Farm in Nakhalpara
In Nakhalpara, Dhaka, Kohinur Akter grows vegetables in stacked plastic crates on a 2,700 sq ft roof and keeps pigeons to supply organic manure.
VideoAsfia Sabina's Rooftop Farm in Mohammadpur
In Mohammadpur, Dhaka, former Eden College professor Asfia Sabina has tended a neat, productive 2,700 sq ft rooftop farm since 2017.
VideoTangail's Halima Begum Becomes Self-Reliant Through Farming
Women's role in Bangladesh agriculture is rising faster than anywhere in the world, the report notes, introducing Tangail farmer Halima Begum.
VideoRetired Azharul Islam Succeeds With Capsicum in Tangail
In his seventies, retired Azharul Islam Talukder of Basail, Tangail, has built a polynet house to grow coloured capsicum after weather hurt his first crop.