The southeastern and southwestern parts of Bangladesh are naturally contaminated with arsenic exposing more than 30 million people to unsafe levels of this element in drinking water and potentially threatening rice production. A study was undertaken in three arsenic contaminated upazilas namely...

Recently, second-generation (non-vegetable oil) feedstocks for biodiesel production are receiving significant attention due to the cost and social effects connected with utilising food products for the production of energy products. The Beauty leaf tree (Calophyllum inophyllum) is a potential...

CdTe is considered as a viable absorber material for the thin film solar cell because of its excellent material characteristics as well as simple, low cost manufacturability. Despite a theoretical 29% efficiency prediction of the cell, its high work function and coefficient of thermal expansion...

This study has dealt with the profitability of hatchery operations in Bangladesh. Cross section data exclusively generated from fish hatchery farms under four districts namely Jessore, Chandpur, Bogra and Mymensingh were analysed to achieve the objectives of the study. The sample of the study...

An experiment was conducted to determine the hatchability potentials of Indigenous, Fayoumi, Rhode Island Red and Sonali (Rhode Island Red X Fayoumi) chicken and compared among the genotypes by using forced draft incubator and broody hens. A total of 384 (96 from Deshi, 96 Fayoumi, 96 RIR and 96...

The present study aims at determining export profitability and the influencing factors of fresh vegetables export from Bangladesh. This study is based on both primary and secondary data. Primary data were collected from 30 vegetable exporters in Dhaka city using direct interview method. The...

The objectives of the study to compare the growth performance of Deshi, Fayoumi, RIR and Sonali chicken reared under farm and semi scavenging. A total of 288 day-old chicks (72 from Deshi, 72 Fayoumi, 72 RIR and 72 Sonali) were used in this trial for a period of 20 weeks of age with 4 genotypes....