Many char people have achieved self-reliance by raising cows, goats, sheep and poultry in the sandy char areas. According to local people and experts, the livestock sector has been a boon for improving the living standards of char people since the implementation of the 12-year (2004-2016) Comprehensive Char Livelihood Programme (CLP) in 10 northern districts. Under the programme, extremely poor households of Kurigram, Bogura, Gaibandha, Sirajganj, Jamalpur, Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, Rangpur, Pabna and Tangail districts received assistance to successfully boost the livestock sector at the family level. The comprehensive CLP activities eradicate extreme poverty of the have-nots group households through animal husbandry and various IGAs to improve their livelihoods, life standard and change socioeconomic conditions. Md Mamunur Rashid, a PhD Fellow in the Department of Agricultural Extension at Haji Mohammad Danesh University of Science and Technology, said the animal husbandry sector continues expanding fast on char areas bringing fortune to char people.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha January 26, 2026 08:45 UTC