Toronto is a metropolis. Every year, thousands of new people—some students, some refugees, some new immigrants—set foot in this city with a colorful dream. Hearing the name Toronto, they think that maybe this is where their new life will be built, where there will be safety, respect, and a bright morning of possibilities.They dream of a small house, where they will have a little peace, a little privacy, and a little freedom to live their own lives. But after passing through the glass doors of the airport, that dream is confronted with a cruel reality.Scarborough or East York in Toronto is a 'location advantage'. Here you can find colleges, jobs, mosques, Bengali shops, and the company of relatives. Most importantly, there is a sense of community here.So new immigrants, refugees, or students want to live in this area. And a class of unscrupulous landlords, who were once newcomers themselves, are capitalizing on this desire.
Each house looks like a building from the outside, but the condition inside is worse than a slum. Most of the basement rooms are windowless, full of mold, and have no air. There are 8/10 people living there. There is a line for a washroom since dawn.Rats are running in the kitchen, cockroaches on the dining table, bed bugs are torturing the bed. When the owner is told, the answer is, "You have to manage the rent a little bit.""If you don't like it, look for a place to live somewhere else." Hearing this answer, the tenants fell silent. They were helpless.
Many of the house owners in this city are Bangladeshis. Newcomers feel safer in the homes of locals. Some of them are named Abdur Rahman, some are Enayetul Karim.Some came in the 90s, some later. Today they are citizens. Now they are multi-property owners. They do not hesitate to do injustice to the people of their own country in the hope of making more money.Four people live in each room—two on the bed, two on the floor. They have to stand in lines in the bathroom. Some people suffocate at night while sleeping due to carbon monoxide poisoning. Some people's asthma worsens due to the fungus. No one dares to complain.Because, in the current market, it is difficult to find a house. 

An example of this cruelty is the story of Mehrab of East York. This 22-year-old young man lives in a house on Danforth Avenue in East York. He came as a refugee from Bangladesh.They pay $800 a month for a small, windowless room where three other people live. What they call indescribable hardship. They had to take out a loan and pay two months' rent in advance. The owner behaves like a butcher.