Shrimp Profit For Whom? (হার্ডকভার)

Shrimp farming started on a commercial basis in the eighties of the last century in the south-western part of Bangladesh. Under the patronage of the government, a class of urban rich people came forward in shrimp farming. It was very profitable. For this reason, there is a lot of coercion here in the initial phase. In most of the cases, shrimp farming started by cutting the embankment forcefully without any consent of the land owners', without lease-deed and paying the any compensation (rent). It creates unrest in this area, people are victims of disappearances and murders, their habitats are destroyed; many were killed while opposing forced shrimp farming. A significant portion of the people in the area are now accustomed to a life centered around shrimp farming. Now the income from shrimp is low, but the locals are forced to cultivate it as there is no other option.