Training and Rehabilitation Center for Socially Disadvantaged Women
In Bangladesh prostitution is one of the major social problems. And the persons directly engaged in this vile, immoral occupation are called sex worker. In our socio-economic aspects women and girls are turned into a sex worker due to women and child oppression, trafficking, deception, abduction, birth in brothels etc. In our country due to poverty and helplessness a remarkable number of tender-aged girls willingly or unwillingly are bound to choose this occupation becoming victimized by some ill- natured, avaricious and adulterous persons in our society. There are three types of sex workers in Bangladesh: hotel based, floating at park and garden and brothel based. Inspire of tenacity these most vulnerable, derailed sex workers of the society are not allowed to come back in their healthy usual life, because they are treated as abused, blamed and disqualified persons to the society. Even most of the cases their family also denies to receive them. After rescuing the teenage girls who are deceived from the fundamental human rights and also detached from the mainstream of society, our government established a program named ` The training and Rehabilitation Centre for the socially handicapped girls’ in 2002-2003 Fee for relating them to the mainstream in society through providing proper protection, education, vocational training, mental development and finally rehabilitation and reintegration to the community. Currently, there are 6 training and rehabilitation centers for socially disabled girls in 6 divisions of the country.
To help for coming back to the mainstream of family and society through protection and fulfill the fundamental human needs and civic rights after rescuing the juvenile girls who are engaged with the immoral profession in exchange of money or kind because of their poverty, deception, oppression, helplessness or other disfavored situations.
Definition of the ‘Socially Handicapped Girls’:
‘Socially Handicapped Girls’ means those girls who are engaged with the anti-moral sexual intercourses for hire, whether in money or kind because of poverty, deception, oppression, destitution and confronting other disfavored situations.
According to the existing ‘The Children Act, 2013’, ‘Women and Child Oppression Restraint Act, 2000’, ‘The Vagrant & Shelter less Persons (Rehabilitation) Act, 2011’ and other related act and rules in our country deserving authorities of local administration and police department to rescue the below 18 tender-aged juvenile girls from the different brothels, hotel, park and garden and others place who are engaged with prostitution and send them to the related center for the maintenance and protection after registering at the center. Here deserving authority means probation officer, police officer and class 1 special magistrate.
Way-forwards to send the inmate in a center-
Release procedures of Inmates:
In all those cases where the court does not mention the particular time limit of the socially handicapped girls, after considering the subjects like developing behavior, acquiring training, opportunities for employment, marriage, handing over to the respective guardians etc. the management committee decides their release by the recommendation of the manager of the center.
Service recipient:
Below 18 sex workers who are certified or rescued by the judicious court, law enforcing agency and government approved NGO’s.
The process of giving service:
Service Centers:
Sl. no |
Name of the center & place |
Approved seat capacity |
present rehabilitees |
Name And Designation of the in charge |
Telephone |
Mobile |
1. |
The training & rehabilitation center of the socially handicapped girls, Baitul Aman, Faridpur |
100 |
18 |
Md. Mehfujur Rahman, Manager |
05161236 |
01730993305 |
2. |
The training & rehabilitation centre of the socially handicapped girls, Bot-toil, Kustia |
100 |
18 |
Mst. Naznin Nahar Manager |
043171861 |
01708415217 |
3. |
The training & rehabilitation centre of the socially handicapped girls, Rupatoli, Barishal
|
100 |
29 |
Shekh Zahir Uddin Ahmed Manager (Addi. responsibilities)
|
07162520 |
01712414294 |
4. |
The training & rehabilitation centre of the socially handicapped girls, Khadimnagar, Sylhet
|
100 |
27 |
Md. Afil Uddin, Assistant Manager Associated Case Worker (Addi. responsibilities) |
08212870244 |
01786255595 |
5. |
The training & rehabilitation centre of the socially handicapped girls, Baropur, Bogura |
50 |
11 |
Md. Sajedur Rahman, Manager |
063165623 |
01552336833 |
6. |
The training & rehabilitation centre of the socially handicapped girls, Aoirkaoir, Brahmanbaria |
50 |
09 |
Mst. Ripa Akter Manager (Addi. responsibilities) |
02337740229 |
01710505865 |
Timeframe of providing services:
Necessary fee/tax/others expenditure:
Respective Act/Rules/Guidelines:
For public participation:
Concerned Officers:
Manager, concerned/related Centre.
Next Concerned Officers if failed to get specific service:
For districts-
For Headquarters-
Statistics on service provision from the beginning to June/2025 fiscal year
Sl. No. |
Name of the Centre |
Establishment year |
Measurement of the land area |
Total resident admissions from the beginning to June/2025 fiscal year |
Total resident resettlement from beginning to June/2025 fiscal year |
Total number of trained residents from the beginning to June/2025 fiscal year |
Medium of Rehabilitation |
1. |
The training & rehabilitation centre of the socially handicapped girls, Baitul Aman, Faridpur |
2002-2003 |
10.35 acre |
241 |
223 |
239 |
Marriage, Employment, Reintegration in Family or Community etc. |
2. |
The training & rehabilitation centre of the socially handicapped girls, Bot-toil, Kustia |
2002-2003 |
1.50 acre |
206 |
188 |
157
|
Marriage, Employment, Reintegration in Family or Community etc. |
3. |
The training & rehabilitation centre of the socially handicapped girls, Rupatoli, Barishal |
2002-2003 |
1.50 acre |
320 |
275 |
439 |
Marriage, Employment, Reintegration in Family or Community etc. |
4. |
The training & rehabilitation centre of the socially handicapped girls, Khadimnagar, Sylhet |
2002-2003 |
1.67 acre |
431 |
378 |
781 |
Marriage, Employment, Reintegration in Family or Community etc. |
5. |
The training & rehabilitation centre of the socially handicapped girls, Baropur, Bogura |
2002-2003 |
1.50 acre |
258 (social Resident) (11 NDD people) |
212(social Resident)
|
178 (social Resident) |
Marriage, Employment, Reintegration in Family or Community etc. |
6. |
The training & rehabilitation centre of the socially handicapped girls, Aoirkaoir, Brahmanbaria |
2002-2003 |
1.50 acre |
278 (social Resident) (o9 NDD people) |
189 (social Resident) |
232(social Resident) |
Marriage, Employment, Reintegration in Family or Community etc. |