There is something permanent, and something extremely profound, in owning a home, the popular American educator and politician Kenny Guinn once said.

Ruhul Amin, 38, shifted to Dhaka from his hometown Khulna 12 years back in search of a better life. He now lives with his family of four people in a rented apartment with very limited facilities, in Mirpur.

The dream of having a home of their own began to take root the day Mithu and Dipti tied knot.

The template of nuclear family, in which the dad went to work and the mum stayed at home, is fast on its way out.