“The brothel is like its own microcosm, it is a city in a city.”

Meghla, 23, with a customer in the Kandapara brothel in Tangail. She started working for a garment factory when she was 12 years old. There, she met a man who promised her a better job with more money. He sold her into a brothel.

 “Officially, [sex workers] must be 18 years old, but most of them are underage.”

Asma, 14, with a customer. She was born in the Kandapara brothel in Tangail.