More new notes to be available from Aug 27

The central bank will make more new notes available from August 27 to help meet the public demand ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.

People will be able to exchange their old notes with new ones from the Bangladesh Bank counter until August 31, the last day for banking transaction before the three-day Eid vacation.

Branch offices of 14 commercial banks will also exchange Tk 5 to Tk 100 notes, according to a circular of the central bank yesterday.  An individual will not be allowed to exchange new notes for more than once, said the circular. But coins of different denominations will remain available at the counter.

The branches in the capital which have been

assigned to supply the new notes include National Bank's Jatrabari branch, Agrani Bank's Elephant Road branch, Social Islami Bank's Panthapath branch, Bank Asia's Dhanmondi branch, and Dhaka Bank's Uttara branch.