Abstract: Hazardous child labor is one of the severest forms of child exploitation and child abuse in the world today. Though it is restricted in most countries, many children do work that involves both long and short-term risks. Child labor is a matter of great concern in Bangladesh. According to The National Child Labor Survey 2002-2003, there are over 3 million children working in various sectors and 0.4 million are engaged in hazardous work in the country. Automobile workshop is one of the informal sectors of economy in Dhaka City, where a large number of children are working under hazardous circumstances. The present study was an attempt to explore in-depth pictures of child labor in automobile workshop. The fieldwork was carried out for three-month period during July to September 2004. Relevant reports of different organizations, articles and newspapers were reviewed as secondary sources of data. A significant number of children were found to work in automobile workshop in the study areas. Almost all children came from the poorest families in rural areas. They worked for very low salaries and some times were only given food in return for their labor. All types of child exploitation and exposure to various hazards were evident there. Although child labor illegal in Bangladesh, an increase in hazardous child labor, in recent years has been alarming. It is incredibly important to analyze the causes and effects of child labor and take steps to eliminate those various causes and effects. However, if the government stopped child labor rapidly, members of the poorest families may engage in violent activities such as prostitution, terrorism, robbery and hijacking. But eliminating hazards and improving the working environment of child labor is not a difficult or a lengthy process. One only needs more qualitative research on child labor and integrated attempts to eliminate the problem.