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year. \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv id=\"mwfolder_update\">Last update: 04-12-2018\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"currency\">\n    Currency: BDT (বাংলাদেশী টাকা)\n  \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"cobra-mw-main\">\n\u003Ch2>National Minimum Wage\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Ctable class=\"mw-table plain nosort\">\n\u003Cthead>\n\u003Cth>Minimum Wage per Month\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003C\u002Fthead>\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"amount permonth\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"has_mouseover_details\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"amount_month\">\n                        1,500.00\n                        \n                      \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"mouseover_details\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"days_per_month\">\n                          Days per month specified: 26\n                        \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"hours_per_month\">\n                          Hours per month specified: 208\n                        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