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The Silver Fish in Retreat: Hilsa’s Decline and the Limits of Managerial Optimism

November 14, 2026November 14, 2026 editor No Comments

The fisheries minister’s statement to parliament has not received the scrutiny it deserves. Hilsa output fell from 566,593 tons in the 2021/22 fiscal year to an estimated 419,500 tons in 2025/26, a decline of nearly 26 percent. The path of that decline is instructive. A slight rise to 571,342 tons in 2022/23 was followed by…

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India’s Rice Economy and Bangladesh: Food Security and Trade in a Changing Value Chain

November 7, 2026November 7, 2026 editor No Comments

Rice is more than a staple in Bangladesh and India; it is a shared economic link shaped by geography, markets and a long history of cross-border trade. According to a 2013 Asian Development Bank working paper, however, the supply chains that move this rice are undergoing significant structural change. Based on surveys of farmers, millers,…

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Water Without Walls: The Blue Economy and Bangladesh’s Northern Border Districts

October 31, 2026October 31, 2026 editor No Comments

A recent article in the Oniket Bulletin argued that the blue economy is not only a coastal story. That argument matters most in the north, in districts such as Panchagarh, Thakurgaon, Dinajpur, Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Naogaon and Chapainawabganj. Rivers like the Teesta, Dharla, Atrai and Punarbhaba, together with countless ponds and seasonal floodplains, run beside…

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Promised Access, Unused Potential: Bangladesh and Australia’s Agricultural Partnership

October 24, 2026October 24, 2026 editor No Comments

September 2021, Bangladesh and Australia signed their first trade framework in 50 years. August 2026, bilateral trade stood at ~US$5.5 billion, yet no binding agreement governs its agricultural side. Five years on, the partnership has grown on goodwill, shared research and mutual need. The question is whether that is enough to secure Bangladesh’s food supply….

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Beyond the Coast: Building a Truly National Blue Economy for Bangladesh

October 18, 2026October 18, 2026 editor No Comments

Rethinking the Blue Economy The Blue Economy is often associated with oceans, ports, shipping, and offshore resources. In Bangladesh, however, such a view captures only part of the picture. As one of the world’s most riverine nations, Bangladesh draws its economic and ecological strength not only from the Bay of Bengal but also from its…

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Beyond the Coastline: The Blue Economy Prospect of Bangladesh’s Landlocked Districts

October 10, 2026October 10, 2026 editor 2 Comments

Discussion of Bangladesh’s blue economy usually turns to the Bay of Bengal, with its ports, shipping and deep-sea fishing. Yet most districts have no sea frontage, and they are not short of water. Sunamganj and Kishoreganj hold vast haors, Jashore and Kushtia have oxbow lakes called baors, Natore and Pabna have beels, and rivers thread…

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Bangladesh and Malaysia: A Comparative Look at Inclusive Agriculture and the SDG Agenda

October 1, 2026October 1, 2026 editor No Comments

A comparative follow up to “Bangladesh’s Path to Sustainable Agricultural Transformation,” Oniket Bulletin, June 6, 2026 The original article makes a compelling case that Bangladesh’s next agricultural chapter depends on shifting from yield maximization toward sustainability and inclusivity, naming gender gaps in asset ownership, fragmented landholdings, and youth migration away from farming as the human…

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Waterlogged Fields, a Missed Planting Window: Pabna’s Monsoon Warns of a Wider Vulnerability: A Season Disrupted, Field by Field

September 24, 2026September 24, 2026 editor No Comments

In Shahapur village of Ishwardi upazila, farmer Md Mehedi Hasan watched two bighas of banana he had planted this season go under when the Padma rose sharply earlier this month. He is not alone. This article examines the immediate government response needed to salvage what remains of this season’s harvest in Pabna, and the longer-term…

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Harvest as Blessing or Distress: Moral Hazard in Bangladesh’s Agricultural Supply Chain

September 17, 2026September 17, 2026 editor No Comments

For a Bangladeshi farmer, harvest season carries a peculiar duality. A bumper crop of rice, potatoes, or vegetables ought to be an occasion for celebration, yet a striking number of farmers describe the moment with apprehension rather than relief. The disjuncture does not originate in the fields themselves, where yield is the product of soil,…

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Bangladesh’s Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security: A Race Against Time and Population

September 10, 2026September 10, 2026 editor No Comments

Bangladesh has long been celebrated for pulling itself from the brink of famine to near self-sufficiency in rice, but that achievement is now colliding with a harder question: can the country feed a population that keeps growing on a land base that keeps shrinking? How this question is resolved will influence Bangladesh’s progress toward its…

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