According to the First National Study on Trafficking in Persons in Bangladesh, people of all genders and age groups are at risk of domestic and cross-border trafficking. Under Bangladeshi emigration regulations, labour migration involves high fees, which many young women in particular struggle to pay, given the economic marginalization of many women in Bangladesh. Thus, some seek migrant smuggling services to travel abroad, heightening their risk of trafficking in persons and aggravated forms of smuggling of migrants. Women and girls are trafficked and sexually exploited, while men and boys in particular are trafficked into forced labour domestically and internationally, in sectors such as construction, agriculture and service industries.