Rafiqul Islam Montu | Contributor

Rafiqul is an award-winning investigative journalist, based in Dhaka, who specialises in climate, environment, science, coastal communities, public health, disasters, humanitarian and Indigenous issues.

Cooking up a carp farming career

Meet the farmer Carp Freshwater fish

31 October 2025

Alam Panchayat swapped a career as an urban chef with a chance to set up his own carp farm in Barguna, on the coast of Bangladesh, slowly growing a successful business, despite the challenges posed by extreme weather.