Bangladesh 🇧🇩

Country District Guide

Prostitution in Bangladesh represents a profoundly complex historical landscape with roots dating back over 200 years to colonial marketization and ancient traditions. In a watershed 2000 ruling, the High Court effectively legalized professional adult sex work, creating a unique environment where the act itself is recognized, despite constitutional directives traditionally discouraging it. Today, the country governs the trade strictly through legally mandated courthouse declarations for adult workers, operating within a system of quasi-legal, highly concentrated brothels.