Shykh Seraj

Shykh Seraj is Bangladesh's pioneer development journalist. He received country's two highest civilian honours, Swadhinata Puroshkar and Ekushey Padak, respectively. He is an Ashoka and Bangla Academy Fellow. He also received highest award for agricultural journalism from the United Nations, FAO A.H. Boerma Award, Gusi Peace Prize (Philippines) and many other prestigious accolades at home and abroad. At Channel i, he's the Founder Director and Head of News. He's also Director and Host of Channel i's popular agro-documentary, Hridoye Mati O Manush.

Our journey towards a smart revolution in agriculture

Over the past 52 years, Bangladesh has achieved remarkable progress in the agricultural sector, thanks to the hard work and innovation of millions of small farmers, researchers, innovators and government support.

14 February 2024, 18:00 PM

BFRI starts experimental project in the Andharmanik river

Coral fish, which is called sea bass in Asia, is also known as barramundi in Australia and Bhetki fish in Bangladesh. This tasty fish is usually found in the coastal areas of the country. But nowadays the saltwater fish is being cultivated in freshwater as well

3 August 2023, 19:53 PM

Farm Produce: E-commerce can cut middlemen out

Farmers are true entrepreneurs as progress of future economy of our country depend in their hands.

6 July 2023, 18:00 PM

Shafique finds success in Sharifa farming

Many farmers across the country are now becoming interested in commercial cultivation of different fruits and crops.

8 June 2023, 18:00 PM

State minister’s success in sunflower farming

After two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, which has a huge impact on the global economy, has upset the whole world.

11 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Banana cultivation shows bright prospect

Agriculture in Tangail region has changed a lot in the last three decades.

6 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Sujon shines in pearl farming

According to researchers at Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute (BRFI), more than 150 pearl farmers in 90 upazilas under 41 districts of the country are currently engaged in cultivating about 6,00,000 oysters.

24 February 2023, 10:04 AM

More attention needed for the agriculture sector

The agriculture sector is one of the key economic pillars of Bangladesh. Just after liberation in 1971, its contribution to GDP was around 60 percent.

10 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Young entrepreneur shows the way

I have dreamt for a long time that the heroes of our country will come out of the villages. Today, you all can see the real growth of

30 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Bean boon for farmers

A few days back I went to Kathalpota of Meherpur district. I found the vast areas, 1200 bighas of land, covered with bean plants. For

16 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Magic in fish farming on floodplains

Since the 80s of last century, fish farmers and entrepreneurs started commercial fish farming. Before that time, they merely had any idea about farming fish and getting financial benefit out of it. Many later took to fish farming and turned it into a profitable enterprise.

2 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Malta brings smile to growers

In the past three to four years malta cultivation has spread in different districts of Bangladesh -- starting from hill districts Khagrachhari and Rangamati to Pirojpur, Chuadanga, Rajshahi, Panchagarh, Mymensingh and Narsingdi.

19 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Artificial insemination boosts livestock output

Livestock sector has an immense role in ensuring food security, nutrition and overall socio-economic development. Its contribution to the GDP is 2.51% and the growth is 3.39%. Even after facing many difficult barriers, livestock sector is moving ahead.

5 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Efforts on to check wheat blast ahead of next season

Wheat fields in the country's eight southern districts were affected with 'wheat blast', a disease caused by fungus, in February this year. There was no option but to burn all the affected wheat fields. This is the very first outbreak of such disease in Bangladesh.

21 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Beef breed Brahman raises hope of meat supply boost

Eid-ul-Azha is around the corner. The Qurbani haats (markets selling sacrificial animals) are already abuzz with activities amid the presence of buyers and sellers. The cows that reach the market are mostly reared in farms around Bangladesh.

7 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Belgian Blue can meet demand for cow meat

The day was the 7th of June, 2016 when I arrived in the country of glass. But glass was not my concern. I wanted to see something related to my work. I will try to pass on to the readers my curiosity for visiting the 'glass-country'.

5 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Four crops a yr, boon for farmers

Dear readers, a few days back I went to Jhakuapara of Gaibandha, a district in the country's northern region. There, the landscape is

24 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Cuchia, rise of a new hope

Even though, this fish looks like a snake, in reality it's not a snake. Neither has it had any feature of a snake. In many countries, cuchia (eel) has great demand as a tasty fish. But, I must remind my readers, it's not an electric eel as well.

10 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Fish breeding declines in Halda

Dear readers, a few days back I went to the bank of the Karnafuli River, near the old bridge at Chittagong's Kalurghat. Note that Karnafuli flows ahead this way to the Bay of Bengal. The canal that started from the left of Karnafuli is Halda River.

27 July 2016, 18:00 PM