Opinion
What Agriculture Needs in the Election Manifestos
Drawing on his Agriculture Budget, Farmers' Budget sessions, Shykh Seraj set out ten farm priorities he wanted in the 2018 election manifestos.
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OpinionWar-Wounded Freedom Fighter Manik Ali's Plea to the Prime Minister
Shykh Seraj meets a freedom fighter who lost his sight and left hand in 1971 and still has not received the allotment papers for his house.
Opinion
"Returning to Roots" Around the World: Lessons From Stone Barns
Shykh Seraj describes a visit to Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in New York, where children and students learn farming from field to plate.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Flowers
Royal Van Zanten, One of the World's Top Flower Businesses
Shykh Seraj visits Royal Van Zanten, a Dutch flower company founded in 1862 that breeds, grows and exports bulbs worldwide.
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.
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.
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.
VideoGolpata Jaggery, a Bangladeshi Tradition
In Kalapara, Patuakhali, the mangrove nipa palm, known locally as golpata, is a major cash crop and livelihood for coastal villagers.