Shrimp farmers in Bagerhat shift to crab farming due to its high profitability

For the past couple of decades, salinity levels in water and soil have been gradually rising in Bagerhat, forcing people to quit agriculture and start practising shrimp farming. However, due to extreme heat and irregular rainfall in recent years, the number of virus attacks on shrimp farms have increased, causing huge losses for the farmers. In response, several farmers have opted for crab farming which proved to be more profitable than shrimp farming.