Like lots of other clothes, the men's Planet Money T-shirt was made in Bangladesh. On today's show, we travel to Bangladesh and visit two sisters who made our shirt.
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Note: Today's show is a rerun. It originally ran in November 2013.
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Minu gathers sticks to place under the burner in her parent's home in the village.
Minu's mother, Noor Jahan Begum, Minu, and Minu's daughter, Sumaiya, in the kitchen of Minu's parent's home.
Minu in the village with her 7-year old daughter, Sumaiya. Sumaiya lives here with Minu's parents. They walk beside stacks of hay, feed for the livestock.
Shumi, left, and Minu, right, inside the small room they share with Minu's husband.
Minu cooks on the two shared burners outside the sisters' room in the city.
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