Bangladeshi PM disclose new currency notes in the market

Bangladesh Bank on Thursday released new currency notes of Tk 2, 5, 100, 500 and 1,000 denomination with the portrait of the country’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The new notes were formally released by prime minister Sheikh Hasina at a function at the prime minister’s office, marking the completion of 40 years of national independence. The new Tk 2 currency bears the signature of finance secretary Mohammad Tareq while the currencies of other denominations have the signature of Bangladesh Bank governor Atiur Rahman. Briefing newsmen after the function, prime minister’s press secretary Abul Kalam Azad said the existing paper currencies of the same denominations will also remain in circulation as usual. Speaking on the occasion, prime minister Sheikh Hasina described the introduction of the new paper currencies with the portrait of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and depicting the national history and culture as a historic occasion. Appreciating the designs and contents of the currency notes, she said these currency notes will also be helpful for identification by the visually impaired people. Reiterating her government’s firm commitment to free people of poverty, Hasina vowed to expedite socioeconomic development across the country. ‘We all have to work hard unitedly so that people of villages enjoy the fruits of national development and can feel they are part of the development,’ she said. Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, Atiur Rahman, and eminent artist Qaiyum Chowdhury also spoke on the occasion. Prime minister’s advisers H T Imam, Alauddin Ahmed, Mashiur Rahman, Gowher Rizvi and Syed Mudasser Ali, principal secretary MA Karim and prime minister’s office secretary Mollah Waheeduzzaman were, among others, present.
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