Shykh Seraj

Seraj started his career through a television series named “Mati O Manush (Men and Soil) in 1982. The series used to be telecast on Bangladesh Television. As Bangladesh is a land of agriculture, Seraj had an avid desire to investigate the root of farm management. That’s the reason he made the program based on investigative documentaries and found out the solutions to various issues that usually farmers face. He started to reach out to the rural farmers and visit the remote areas to talk with farmers. They could easily share their problems during farming with him and he helped the farmers to overcome them as well. Moreover, by watching his TV series, a lot of farmers could overcome their damages by learning proper farming management.

In 1999, Seraj joined a popular TV channel titled Channel I as a director of News. Later, in 2004, he started a new documentary named Hridoye Mati O Manush (Soil and Men in Heart) on Channel I. The show was an uplifted version of his previous TV series Mati O Manush.

This time his show Hridoye Mati O Manush (Soil and Men in Heart) began with a new spirit. The show got a huge appreciation from all over the country. A lot of unemployed people found new hope through agriculture through his show. People started to step into different farming projects like nursery projects, poultry farming, applying hybrid seeds, and so on. Thus, people started to earn their livelihood by their means and the country also became enriched with grains as well. 

As Seraj’s show Hridoye Mati O Manush was chiefly based on the rural economy he used to reach out to people like distressed women, peasants, and unemployed youth. He taught them about farming with scientific methods. That’s how, soon the people could overcome their miserliness through farming. He also worked to educate people in agricultural sectors like livestock, poultry, and pisciculture. 

Besides educating rural farmers, Seraj also holds the real picture of the poor farmers about how they were hostaged by the hand of middlemen eating out the hard-earned outcome of the production of vegetables by farmers. The show also holds the concepts like suggestions to formulate policy guidelines, examine the capacity of the land to produce various segments of hybrid crops, and inform the farmers about the newly invested grains. During a disaster, the agro scientist’s success in enacting laws related to agricultural expansion and modern technology was also included in the program. 

Seraj knew very well that a one-sided move was never enough to change the economy of the country. He even felt the need to show the farmers proper strategies to bring out the best through farming. That’s why he started the documentary “Vegetable Production VS Farmer’s Earnings”. He threw his 95 serials based on 95 main reports, 65 short reports, 25 success stories, and effective tips on agriculture. Seraj even upheld some effective strategies of successful farmers from Japan, China, and Vietnam in this documentary. 

Besides making documentaries, Seraj also created a game show based on farm skills like raft racing, skill sowing seeds, and climbing oiled banana trees. Only farmers are allowed to participate in the show. That’s how Seraj also encourages the farmers to educate themselves with the best farming skills in an entertaining way.

On the basis of the program Hridoye Mati O Manush, Seraj also made another show named “Chaad Krishi ”. There, he came up with a number of famous personalities such as Babita, Moushumi, Kumar Bishyajit, Rejwana Chowdhury, and so on to motivate the people of the city about farming. He showed how the townspeople could join farming even without having a proper place. Being inspired by his show, a lot of people came forward to roof gardening. That’s how the urban areas are also turning green day by day.

On 11 February 2023, Seraj created a documentary in Bengal Ganabhaban titled “Sheikh Hasina’s Farmyard”. Sheikh Hasina, the face of the Bengal Ganabhaban and the 12th Prime Minister of Bangladesh was present during the whole documentary. There, Seraj interviewed the Prime Minister and talked about the future of the country’s agriculture. 

In 2023, during the holy month of Ramadan, Seraj appeared in another show based on Islam. The show was Ramadan’s special documentary titled “Kafela”. He visited various historical places and upheld the religious virtues and memorable incidents of Islam in the show.