Daulatdia

Daulatdia is the name of a village in Rajbari District, Bangladesh which is the largest brothel in Bangladesh,[1] and has been called one of the largest brothels in the world.[2][3] It is one of 20 officially sanctioned brothels in the country opening around 1988, although it was unofficially in existence for decades prior.[2] Estimates of the number of sex workers in the village range from 1,300 to 2,000.[1][3] Daulatdia services more than 3,000 men daily;[3] these men can pay for sex, take drugs and gamble.[1] Though prostitution is only legal in Bangladesh for women aged 18 or older, the average age of newly arriving sex workers is 14,[3] and some sex workers in Daulatdia are as young as 10.[1] Many of them are sold into sex work for about $250, which they are then obligated to pay to pimps who are mostly older women, known as "madams".[1] The sex workers are often tricked by their madams into taking drugs such as Ventolin or Oradexon, which are designed to fatten cattle.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tania Rashid (4 February 2014). "Sex, Slavery, and Drugs in Bangladesh". Vice News. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Claudia Hammond (9 January 2008). "'I'm just here for survival'". The Guardian. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Christine Jackman (October 26, 2013). "Daughters of the brothel". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved February 5, 2015.

Coordinates: 23°39′N 88°51′E / 23.650°N 88.850°E / 23.650; 88.850

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