BB starts releasing new notes worth Tk 220b

Bangladesh Bank on Thursday started releasing newly printed notes of Taka to the local market. The new notes of different values of the local currency will be available at headquarters of the central bank as well as at different branches of commercial banks. “Mainly, the new notes are being released on the occasion of holy Eid-ul-Fitr. We’ve been practicing this for many years,” Mahfuzur Rahman, the executive director of Bangladesh Bank said. He informed that this year the total amount of the new notes of different values will be about Tk220 billion and these will be released in the market from different banks. “The new notes will be coming into the market gradually up to Eid,” he added. He informed that during this occasion people prefer new notes. Many people like to give new notes to nearer and dearer ones as gift as a sign good wishes. Officials said the demand for new notes remain on the peak during this occasion of Eid, according to a news agency.