Bangladesh’s largest brothel persuaded to vaccinate
2021-03-11
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Sex workers association leader Jhumur Begum walks along the narrow lanes of the Bangladesh’s largest brothel every day, knocking on the doors of small shacks where sex workers live to persuade them to take a Covid-19 vaccine. Begum says sex workers prefer not to wear masks because “if clients cannot see their pretty faces, they won’t hire the girls. This is why mask usage is rar .....
Spain provides lockdown support for trafficking victims, prostitutes
2020-04-23
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Spain unveiled on Tuesday a series of measures aimed at helping prostitutes and victims of trafficking and sexual exploitation survive the country’s coronavirus lockdown.
Sex workers across the globe have been left destitute by the closure of brothels due to the coronavirus, but only a handful of countries - including Bangladesh - have pledged support.
Women who are living in Spai .....
Sex workers in one of world's largest brothels appeal for funds due coronavirus
2020-03-28
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Sex workers from one of the world's largest brothels appealed to the Bangladesh government on Monday for emergency funding after a ban on customers to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
More than 1,500 sex workers are based at the Daulatdia brothel, about 100 km (60 miles) west of Dhaka, which is one of about 12 officially sanctioned brothels in the South Asian country, and receives an e .....
Bangladesh: Sex workers appeal for funds amid coronavirus crisis
2020-03-24
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Sex workers from one of the world's largest brothels appealed to the Bangladesh government on Monday for emergency funding after a ban on customers to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
More than 1,500 sex workers are based at the Daulatdia brothel, about 100km (60 miles) west of capital Dhaka, which is one of about 12 officially sanctioned brothels in the South Asian country, and receiv .....
Coronavirus: Authorities lock down brothel in Jamalpur
2020-03-23
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The lockdown started on Sunday and will continue for a month at least until further notice
The Jamalpur District Administration has locked down a brothel in Raniganj Bazar of the municipality to prevent the spread of the pandemic coronavirus.
The lockdown started on Sunday and will continue for a month at least until further notice, said a meeting body yesterday, held by the .....
Coronavirus: India’s travel restrictions delay rescued sex workers’ return to Bangladesh
2020-03-23
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Six Bangladeshi women rescued from four years of forced prostitution in India were stuck in limbo on Thursday as coronavirus prevented their long-awaited return home. Their ordeal, following years of enforced prostitution, prompted calls for a relaxation in tangled bureaucracy so trafficking victims can head home to their families. .....
Islamic funeral held for another sex worker in Daulatdia
2020-02-24
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Nilu Parvin is the third sex worker from the brothel who received a proper Islamic funeral
Another sex worker in Daulatdia village of Goalanda upazila in Rajbari district has been given a proper Islamic funeral.
The Janaza [funeral rites] of 48-year-old Nilu Parvin, who died of natural causes, was held around 2pm on Saturday.
Nilu Parvin is the third sex worker from the brothel who .....