Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Think of a household where the husband works a modest nine-to-five job while his wife stays at home. She cooks, cleans, cares for children and elders, manages the household, fixes small things, and keeps everything running. In the city they live in, a full-time cook earns between Tk 5,000 and Tk 10,000 a month; a domestic help for cleaning and laundry earns Tk 3,000 to Tk 5,000; private tutors for school-age children cost Tk 5,000 to Tk 15,000; an elderly caregiver earns Tk 12,000 to Tk 25,000; and a personal assistant would charge another Tk 7,000 to Tk 15,000. If all the work the woman does were priced at market rates, it would amount to roughly Tk 30,000 to Tk 70,000 a month -- more than what many salaried employees ta...