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

Qurbani in the digital era

Sacrifice is an important act in worship. Eid-ul-Azha represents the true essence of sacrifice. Amid the coronavirus outbreak, the threat of contagion is there at the Qurbani Haats (markets).

23 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Agricultural machinery: Where is Bangladesh heading?

The whole world is saying that the corona situation will paralyze all economic sectors for long. At such a stage, turning back to the ancient profession of agriculture seems to be a ray of hope.

9 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Mango export: Death of a dream?

Can you find people in our country who have not fallen in love with the sweetness and smell of mango? A juicy mango can make you forget all the

25 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Bangladeshi expatriates show ray of hope

It is in our thoughts that the Bangladeshi expatriates who are living in abroad are doing well and they have a great status in the society and a wonderful livelihood.

11 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Farming must go on as survival strategy

The number of COVID-19 affected people in Bangladesh is increasing every day. Everything seems to have gone away of control.

28 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Desert locust won’t invade Bangladesh

On April 18, a swarm of insects were seen in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf upazila which raised concerns over locust attack amid the outbreak of coronavirus.

7 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Ensure food security for their survival

Dear readers, the COVID-19 pandemic has its biggest impact over people living across the world now, crippling the public health systems.

23 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Miracle in mushrooms

Dear readers, today I’m taking you to Borokhori village in Magura to introduce a successful young entrepreneur. I have been working to popularize mushroom cultivation from the mid-80s.

18 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Kashmiri Apple Kul farming sees success in Faridpur

Dear readers, in early February, I went to the orchard of a young farm entrepreneur Mofizur Rahman at Haat Gobindapur village in Faridpur Sadar upazila.

4 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Couple bloom tulips first in Bangladesh

During the mid-80s, I got engaged with Bangladesh Television’s agricultural documentary programme Mati O Manush (Soil & People).

19 February 2020, 18:00 PM

Smart age shaping agriculture and food security

The thought process of people is evolving with the everyday progress in science and technology. As a result, everything around us is changing.

11 February 2020, 18:00 PM

Hi-tech dairy farm in Munshiganj shows bright prospect

A human being requires 250 millilitres of milk daily. But, at the moment, as per production, we’re getting 165 millilitres. According to the Livestock Department, of the total demand for milk in the country, 64.68 per cent was produced in the fiscal year 2018-19.

5 February 2020, 18:00 PM