The garment and shrimp processing industries are the highest employers of female laborers. Forty-three percent of women work in the agriculture,

The garment and shrimp processing industries are the highest employers of female laborers. Forty-three percent of women work in the agriculture, fisheries, and livestock sectors, but 70 percent of them are unpaid family laborers. Many women work as manual laborers on construction projects as well, and constitute nearly 25 percent of all manufacturing workers. Women also are found in the electronics, food processing, beverage, and handicraft industries.
Sources:
Bangladesh: Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (2000) http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2000/sa/692.htm
ADB Country Briefing Paper: Women in Bangladesh (2001)
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/Country_Briefing_Papers/Women_in_Bangladesh/default.asp