Dhaka, Sept. 20 -- Under-aged and overaged Bangladeshi women are being sent abroad for doing domestic jobs, risking their safety, sanctity and lives, according to complaints lodged by victims.

Investigations have found that a section of manpower recruiters has been engaged in doctoring certificates, confirming the age of aspiring female migrants to meet the requirements of age limit, between 25 years and 40 years, as fixed by the government.

The women aged below 25, particularly teenage girls, face immense sufferings at their workplaces as they cannot cope with the workload and are subjected to physical and sexual abuse, say sector insiders.

Mina (pseudonym) is such a girl, 13, who had fallen prey to the trap of an 'easy job' in Jordan...