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The World Bank says Bangladesh has made dramatic progress in recent years when it comes to cutting poverty. But the bank also reports COVID-19 has eroded some of that work. This week the country is facing a crisis. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in Tuesday’s Asia Minute.
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Investigations are continuing into last Friday’s terrorist attack at a restaurant in the capital of Bangladesh. Twenty hostages were killed—mostly…
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All this week, HPR News is taking a new look at stories we’ve covered in the past—in a series we call “Following Up.” It’s been two and a half years since…
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It’s been six years since Hawaii raised the state minimum wage. The current level of seven dollars and twenty five cents an hour matches the federal…
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If you’re like most Americans, chances are good that some article of clothing you own was made in Bangladesh. Only China produces more clothing for…
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It’s been nearly three weeks since a clothing factory collapsed in Bangladesh…killing more than 11-hundred people. In the west, clothing companies are…