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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 No 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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Two BNP Terms, Two Visions: Comparing Bangladesh’s Current Sustainable Agriculture Plan with the Party’s Last Stint in Power

September 3, 2026September 3, 2026 editor No Comments

Bangladesh’s current sustainable agriculture roadmap, built around diversification away from rice monoculture, climate smart farming, land tenure reform, and stronger market infrastructure, arrives under a BNP led government. It is worth asking how this vision compares with the party’s own record the last time it held office, under Prime Minister Khaleda Zia between 2001 and…

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Bangladesh’s Poultry Sector and the UNSDG Benchmark: How Wide Is the Gap?

August 29, 2026August 29, 2026 editor No Comments

Bangladesh’s poultry industry is often described as a pillar of national food security. Roughly eight million people depend on it directly or indirectly, nearly one million entrepreneurs run poultry-based livelihoods, and the sector produces close to 23 billion eggs and 1.46 million tonnes of meat every year (TOB, 2026). On paper, this scale looks like…

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Bangladesh Agriculture in UNSDG Framework

August 20, 2026August 20, 2026 editor 2 Comments

Bangladesh stands at a pivotal intersection. The country is preparing to exit the UN’s Least Developed Country category, currently expected by November 2029 after the UN Committee for Development Policy recommended a three-year extension, while simultaneously pursuing the UN Sustainable Development Goals with a 2030 deadline. Agriculture, which still employs over 44 percent of the…

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