The New Nation - Internet Edition

Poverty knows no bound. It has a tremendous power the cross over the boundary of country, nation and what's not. It considers the major reasons of anti social corruption, crime, human trafficking even for deadly disease HIV/AIDS. From many statistics reports we came to know that, those who involved in the Vulnerable, social rejected profession such as prostitution or terrorism- they came from poor, wrecked-family or frustrated family back ground. Straight to say, poverty pushes them to accept this vulnerable profession. Hence, being no other alternation, they have to take this profession, for their sustainability. So, all kinds of poverty which start from their family, to society even in the county, bound them to be vulgar. Captivating this profession ultimately make them social rejected where they considered the most marginal class being exploited by the police, government officer, local terrorist, criminal businessman, doctor, truck driver, day laborer, politician even the same group men. This is such a track where they have no control over their body, mind. So its mentionable that poverty one of the main reasons that trapping them in vulnerable position by the belonging society with the profession 'prostitution'.

The epidemic of HIV/AIDS is growing most rapidly among 3rd world's women and poor populations. The HIV/AIDS researcher Mr. Mohammad Khairul Alam said, "Several social norms and immature behavior fueled of this disease to scatter rapidly. There are several social components link to develop this harmful situation. Poverty-behind to force it, Gender discrimination plays a vital role; Frustration & risk behavior help to sink humanity resulting infection. The link between poverty & gender discrimination are help to decline socio economic prosperity. This link creates several anti social poisonous issues also. Such as trafficking to prostitute, sell sex for earn or living, break down family norm to create frustration and driven drug point. We notice easily that Illiteracy is the main watchword of all circumstance. So it is not easy to remove it from the society, several programs & strategies are needed to gain sustainable position".

AIDS in 3rd world, therefore depends on the conditions in the commercial sex industry, including the frequency of the incidents of men visiting female sex workers. According to the recent research done by 'Rainbow Nari O Shishu Kallan Foundation' , at Mymensing Brothel in Bangladesh shows us that, about 50% come in this profession for poverty, even rest of the prostitute (20% for being no other option, 35% for trafficking, 20% suffering by nearest some people who are cheat) come somehow get rid themselves from poverty.

S.M Shahrear Akhlaque

Dhanmondi, Dhaka.