VideoA Rooftop Farm on a Primary School in Narsingdi
At Sherpur Government Primary School in Shibpur, Narsingdi, caretaker Al Amin has spent part of his salary building a 4,000 sq ft rooftop farm since 2016.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
VideoFarming on a Flat's Terrace
In Bank Town, Savar, a couple grow fruit trees, vegetables and flowers on a 1,200 sq ft terrace attached to their second-floor flat.
VideoM A Matin's Rooftop Farm in Bashundhara Residential Area
M A Matin of Bashundhara, Dhaka, planned his eight-storey house with greenery on every floor and a 2,200 sq ft rooftop farm that meets his family's needs.
VideoIndoor Vertical Farming Comes to Bangladesh
In Mirpur, Dhaka, a house rented not for living but for farming now holds an indoor hydroponic vertical farm modelled on those in developed countries.
VideoPapaya Farming Changes Abu Bakkar Siddique's Fortunes
After years in Saudi Arabia, Abu Bakkar Siddique returned home and turned three inherited bighas into a papaya orchard that transformed his life.
VideoFrom Nothing to 775 Bighas: Sherpur's "Hero of the Soil" Hazrat Ali
Young entrepreneur Hazrat Ali, the son of a marginal farmer, has built a 775-bigha farm of orchards, fish, poultry and dairy in four blocks in Sherpur Sadar.
VideoA Farmer Dreams Big With Albino "Pink" Buffalo
A livestock entrepreneur is raising albino "pink" buffalo on a modern farm, a sign of new hope for the long-neglected animal.
VideoNeela's Remarkable Rooftop Farm After 15 Years of Practice
In Goran, Dhaka, Najma Akter Neela has turned 15 years of rooftop farming into a profitable venture, raising healthy seedlings for new urban farmers.