Shykh Seraj

Each year during the monsoon months in Monohorpur village, of Pirojpur's Najirpur upazila, local farmers revisit the ways of ancestors.

Sufia Akhter Jahan is passionate about her garden. Vegetables, fruits and herbs, she knows when each variety is thirsty or needs

The night is dark, the weather cold. Through winter's silence, I move from Kashimpur in Gazipur towards Namabazar. The clock says

To make a living he did almost everything -- worked as a housekeeper at people's homes; was a shepherd for a long time, and sold

It is a surprising tale. In Rangpur region, in the northern part of Bangladesh, no one was able to do well in fish

In Pabna's Ishwardi, winter, by tradition, means beans. Every year in Muladuli village, hundreds of bighas of land are dedicated to bean

Everyday 17,000 children around the world die of hunger. And 800.5 million live in extreme hunger. The main reason behind hunger is

An electricity pole rarely brings excitement, but one installed in the farming community of Dasiar Chhara in Kurigram's Phulbari upazila on September 1, 2015 is symbolic of a new beginning. “Development works are progressing quite quickly?” I suggest.

In the days before Eid-ul-Azha those in the know will make a special trip to an unlikely destination: Ramergaon village in Munshiganj.

Over the past fifteen years, Bangladeshi pisciculture has undergone a revolution, bringing the nation to fourth position globally in the

Four decades ago, Honours graduate Ainab Ali went abroad in search of his fortune. Ironically, it was when he returned home and

Every person who has been to the banks of the Mohanonda River has definitely seen labourers carrying stones on their shoulders.

A few days back, I went to Gayeshpur village, situated at Muktagachha upzila's Dullah union in Mymensingh district. In four unions of

On a recent visit to southern Bangladesh, my destination was the district of islands - Bhola. The nature of the region has changed a lot

On my way from Cox's Bazaar to Chittagong recently, I stopped at Eid Garh in Ramu upazila to meet a young agricultural entrepreneur named Rahimullah. He started his Baukul (bau-plum) orchard and it wasn't successful. As a development journalist, I don't generally feature stories of failures- I try to look at the irregularities and crisis and also to try to find the right solutions. But Rahim is unique. He travelled to the Middle East to work a decade back, where he was a construction worker. He worked very hard for a long time and earned pretty well.