Prostitution in Bangladesh
Sex work and its regulation 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]
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
changeProstitution 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.
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ "Sex Work Law - Countries". Sexuality, Poverty and Law. Archived from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ↑ Nawaz Farhin (12 May 2018). "Sex workers still struggling for their rights". dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ↑ "Independent Appeal: Sex workers dicing with death in Bangladesh". Independent.co.uk. 30 December 2008.
- ↑ Mark Dummett (30 May 2010). "Bangladesh's dark brothel steroid secret". BBC News.
- ↑ Rasheek Irtisam (12 August 2016). "Is it wrong to buy sex?". dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ↑ 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.