Tk 1,000 note to hit market soon: BB
Bangladesh Bank will soon circulate Taka 1,000 notes, Governor Dr Salehuddin Ahmed said last evening.
"Soon we will hold a press conference to announce introduction of the new paper note," the central bank chief said on the sidelines of a programme, organised to honour noted postage stamp and currency designer KG Mustafa at the Cirdap auditorium in Dhaka.
Theme-O-Group organised the function to mark the publication of a book on artist KG Mustafa, who designed most of the postage stamps as well as paper notes and coins in the country since independence.
Salehuddin said the design of the new note has been done by four eminent designers, including Mostafa Monwar and Quaiyum Chowdhury. He, however, declined to give details before Bangladesh Bank formally launches the new note.
The governor said the central bank has always been successful in finding 'right' persons to design notes since the first currency was introduced in March 1972 in the country.
"We must thank our predecessors as they rightly chose KG Mustafa at that time," he said, adding that the culture of honouring distinguished citizens during their lifetime should be developed.
Eminent social scientist Dr Mizanur Rahman Shelly, Director General of Bangladesh Post Office Mobasherur Rahman, former president of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) MA Momen and Managing Director of Mercantile Bank Dewan Mujibur Rahman also spoke on the occasion.
Artist KG Mustafa and author of the book, Siddique Mahmudur Rahman, also spoke at the function, chaired by President of Asiatic Society of Bangladesh Professor Serajul Islam.
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