PM releases postage stamps

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday released commemorative postage stamp, souvenir sheets and opening day cover to mark the historic moment of the grand opening of the country's largest bridge- Padma Bridge - over the mighty river Padma.

"Honourable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina unveiled a postage stamp of Taka 10, a first day cover of Taka 10, four souvenir sheets of Taka 50 each and a data card of Taka 5," Public Relations Officer of the Posts and Telecommunications Division M Shefyaet Hossain told BSS.

The premier unveiled the postage stamp, the first day cover, the souvenir sheets and the data card using a special canceller at the opening ceremony of the country's biggest self-financed mega project which is expected to boost GDP by 1.2 to 2 percent.