SOCIAL ENTERPRISE BANGLADESHবাংলাদেশের মানুষের কল্যাণে
Daily life at our Azimganj farmআজিমগঞ্জ খামারের প্রতিদিনের জীবন
A family-run social enterprise working across Bangladesh. Our first farm is laying in Moulvibazar; cattle, fish and new districts come next, and every job goes to the local community.
Social Enterprise began with a simple idea shared between family in the United Kingdom and in Bangladesh: build something in our home district that feeds people and pays people, and keep it going for the long term.
In October 2026 we took on a poultry farm in Azimganj, Barlekha, Moulvibazar that had been standing empty. Within weeks, local builders (mistri), electricians and farm hands from the surrounding villages had repaired the sheds, fitted new housing and brought in our first flock. By the end of the month the first eggs were on sale at the local bazar. And poultry is only phase one: the farm will grow to include cattle and fish, and Azimganj itself is only the first site. Our aim is a family of projects across Bangladesh, each one feeding its district and employing its own community.
We are not a charity and we are not a conventional business. We are a social enterprise: the farm must pay its own way, and the benefit must stay in the community. Wages are agreed openly and paid on time, every taka in and out is written down on the day it moves, and profits are reinvested in the farm and the people around it.
স্থানীয় কর্মসংস্থান
Every role on the farm goes to people from the surrounding villages.
ন্যায্য মজুরি
Wages agreed openly, paid in full and on time.
সুস্থ খাবার
Fresh free-range eggs for local bazars at a fair price.
লাভ পুনর্বিনিয়োগ
Earnings go back into the farm and the community.
Free-range eggs collected daily and sold fresh to local buyers and bazars.
Healthy birds raised in clean, predator-proof housing.
Older hens sold on honestly at the end of their laying life.
Litter and manure sold to local growers as natural fertiliser.
Where we are.
Azimganj, Barlekha upazila, Moulvibazar district, Sylhet division.
How the hens live.
Free-range by day, secure ventilated sheds by night, fitted out by local mistri.
Built by the village.
Repairs, cages, wiring and water lines were all completed by local tradespeople.
The poultry farm is only phase one. Two more projects are now in planning: a cow farm and a fishery, with further sites and districts to follow across Bangladesh. Each project will mean new jobs, new skills for local workers and more fresh food, run with the same open books and fair pay as the first farm.
1,000+ free-range laying hens at Azimganj, with fresh eggs sold daily and the flock growing.
Cows for fresh milk and rearing, kept alongside the hens at Azimganj. The plan: a small dairy herd first, growing season by season, with jobs for herdsmen, milkers and fodder growers from the village.
Ponds prepared and stocked with the fish Bangladesh loves: rui, katla and tilapia. The fishery will add pond workers, netting crews and bazar sellers, and put affordable fish on local tables.
The farm exists to create steady, dignified work close to home, so that earning a living does not have to mean leaving the village or the country. From the first day of repairs to today's daily egg collection, every taka of wages has gone to people from the Barlekha area, and as new sites open across Bangladesh, each one will hire from its own community.
আমাদের সাথে কাজ করতে চান?
As the flock grows, and as the cow farm and fishery projects begin, we will need more caretakers, farm hands, herdsmen, pond workers, drivers and suppliers. If you live near one of our sites and want steady, fairly paid work, come and see us at the farm, or call or WhatsApp Maruf Ahmed (Regional Manager) on +880 1731-778172.
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প্রতিষ্ঠাকালীন স্বপ্নদ্রষ্টা ও উপদেষ্টা
One of the two original minds behind Social Enterprise. Seeing young people leave the villages of Sylhet division to find work, he argued that a well-run mixed farm could keep both food and wages in the community, and he brought that case to Shirajul Islam.
প্রতিষ্ঠাকালীন স্বপ্নদ্রষ্টা
Co-creator of the founding idea with Dr Shorful Islam: an enterprise that pays its own way, feeds the district and keeps its wealth local. His conviction that village land and village hands could achieve more is the seed this farm grew from.
প্রতিষ্ঠাতা ও চেয়ারম্যান
Based in the UK, Shiraj is the founder who turned the vision into a working farm. He funds the enterprise personally, sets its direction and takes the final decisions, from the first repairs at Azimganj to the expansion now planned at Beanibazar.
প্রকল্প পরিচালক (যুক্তরাজ্য)
Shamshar directs the project from the UK and reports directly to the Chairman. He turns the vision into plans, budgets and schedules, tracks every taka against the accounts and prepares the monthly reports that keep the enterprise transparent.
আঞ্চলিক ব্যবস্থাপক, সকল খামার
Maruf is the enterprise's man on the ground across the region, linking the leadership to the farms. He keeps every site supplied, solves the day's problems and makes sure the teams have what they need to deliver, every single day.
Azimganj, Barlekha, Moulvibazar
Our first site: a disused farm restored by local tradespeople in October 2026, now home to 1,000+ free-range laying hens with fresh eggs collected and sold daily. The cow farm and fishery are planned on the same ground.
Beanibazar, Sylhet
Our second site, now in planning. Like Azimganj, it will be built and staffed from the local community, bringing new jobs to Beanibazar from day one. Site details and hiring will be announced here.
Behind the names above is the real heart of the enterprise: the caretakers, cleaners, builders and drivers of Barlekha who feed the hens before sunrise, keep the sheds spotless and get the eggs to market. All hired locally, all paid fairly.
প্রতিদিনের হিসাব
Every transfer in, every expense and every sale is recorded on the day it happens, with receipts kept for each one.
মাসিক প্রতিবেদন
A full account of the month goes to our sponsor at the end of every month: money in, money spent, eggs sold.
খোলাখুলি পুনর্বিনিয়োগ
When the farm turns a profit, the books will show exactly where it goes: wages, the flock and the community.
We take on a disused poultry farm at Azimganj, Barlekha and commit to bringing it back to life.
Local mistri and labourers repair the sheds, fit new cages, wiring, water lines and security cameras. Every job goes to local hands.
Our laying hens settle into their new predator-proof home.
311 fresh eggs go to our first buyer. The farm is officially in business.
131 eggs collected today, up from 106 the day before, as the young flock comes into lay. The team posts the day's trays and count every afternoon. Next: more birds, then cattle, fish ponds and new sites across Bangladesh.
খামারে আসুন
Azimganj, Barlekha upazila,
Moulvibazar, Sylhet Division,
Bangladesh
ফোন / হোয়াটসঅ্যাপ
Maruf Ahmed · Regional Manager
+880 1731-778172
MD Anisul Haque · Farm Manager, Azimganj
+880 1751-449192
Open every day, from early morning. Bengali and English spoken.