Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- Almost a third of street-involved boys in Dhaka are victims of survival-driven sexual exploitation, according to landmark national research released on Monday by The Freedom Fund in collaboration with government agencies, research institutions, and leading child protection organisations.

The findings, drawn from two major studies titled Through Her Eyes and Beneath the Surface, were presented at a national dissemination event at Bangladesh China Friendship Conference Center ... in the city attended by senior representatives of government, UN agencies, INGOs, NGOs, and survivor leaders.

Based on extensive surveys, qualitative interviews, and hotspot mapping across 63 high-risk locations and three major brothel communiti...