Prostitution in Bangladesh

Prostitution is legal and regulated in Bangladesh.[1] Bangladeshi prostitutes often suffer poor social conditions[2][3] and are frequently socially degraded.[4][5][6]

Legal status of prostitution across Asia.
  Decriminalization – No criminal penalties for prostitution
  Legalization – prostitution is legal and is regulated in some cases
  Abolitionism – prostitution is legal, but organized activities such as brothels and pimping are illegal; prostitution is not regulated
  Neo-abolitionism – illegal to buy sex and for 3rd party involvement, legal to sell sex
  Prohibitionism – prostitution illegal
  Legality varies with local laws

Policy and law

Prostitution is legal in Bangladesh, but the Bangladesh constitution provides that the "State shall endeavor to prevent gambling and prostitution." Various provisions of different laws prohibit child prostitution, forced prostitution, solicitation and the keeping of unlicensed brothels.

References
  1. "Sex Work Law - Countries". Sexuality, Poverty and Law. Archived from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  2. Nawaz Farhin (12 May 2018). "Sex workers still struggling for their rights". dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  3. "Independent Appeal: Sex workers dicing with death in Bangladesh". Independent.co.uk. 30 December 2008.
  4. Mark Dummett (30 May 2010). "Bangladesh's dark brothel steroid secret". BBC News.
  5. Rasheek Irtisam (12 August 2016). "Is it wrong to buy sex?". dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  6. Syed Mehdi Momin (8 February 2016). "Brothels: Eviction not the solution, Brothels are by no means new additions to our social structure, and neither have they been forced on us as part of some devious imperialistic/colonial plan". theindependentbd.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
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