DHAKA: Bangladesh Bank is going to open Taka Jadughar in capital’s Mirpur area in first week of October, says a senior officer of the bank.

Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury is likely to inaugurate the museum.

General Manager of Governor secretariat of Bangladesh Bank AFM Asaduzzaman told banglanews that all preparations have been completed for formal inauguration of the Taka Jadughar in October.

He said that the Governor of the bank took initiatives to build an international standard currency museum after taking the office. All kind of Bangladesh currency has already been collected. Currencies of different countries of world including Indian sun-continent have also been collected and collection of new currency is going on.  

Artist Hashem Khan and historian Muntasir Mamun are working for the museum, said sources.

BDST: 1252 HRS, SEP 04, 2013
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