Over Bangladeshi female migrants who were living in a shelter in Saudi Arabia have returned home after their employers subjected them to alleged abuse. The workers alleged they were forced to endure various forms of abuse, including physical, psychological and even sexual harassment, by their employers in Saudi Arabia. According to the organisation, this year saw female migrants return home from Saudi Arabia. The number last year was said to be more than They started doing this at the same as other Asian countries blocked or limited women going to Gulf countries because of them suffering abuses while abroad. They saw they could replace other workers.
Visit our new interactive Atlas! According to UNICEF, Bangladesh has the fourth highest prevalence rate of child marriage in the world, and the second highest number of absolute child brides — 4,, The median age at first marriage is 15 in Rangpur and 16 in Rajshahi and Khulna. Child marriage is driven by gender inequality and the belief that girls are somehow inferior to boys. In Bangladesh, child marriage is also driven by:.
Girls as young as 13 abducted by traffickers as aid agencies raise concerns over the safety of women in refugee camps. Rohingya girls and women in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar are being sold as sex slaves, according to a victim and aid agencies. She was alone - her mother, father and sister had been killed by a mortar shell fired by the Myanmar military during a sweeping crackdown against Rohingya people. Upon Khartoun's arrival in September, two women approached her on the beach and told her they would help her.
Kandapara brothel in Tangail is one of 14 official brothels in Bangladesh. It consists of more than small rooms, which together make up what is in essence a prison for around sex workers. Hashi embraces her 'husband' in her room. Many young and inexperienced prostitutes have 'lovers' or 'husbands'.