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A currency museum, first of its kind in Bangladesh, has been inaugurated to highlight the history of money and its evolution. A money tree has been placed on the wall of the entrance. A committee consisting of Asim Kumar Dasgupta, Image Artist Hashem Khan, historian Muntasir Mamun, architect Rabiul Hossain and Bangladesh Bank's executive director, are leading role in establishing the museum. Artist Hashem Khan was the head of the committee. Speaker of the Parliament Dr Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury inaugurated the museum on the premises of Bangladesh Bank Training Academy (BBTA) in the city’s Mirpur suburb. The museum is equipped with digital singes, digital photo kiosk, LED monitors and 3-d televisions. Currency as ancient as from the time of Wari-Bateshwar to Sultan and Mughal empires to British era would be gathered in the museum. There would also be various currencies of modern times. Besides, the museum would have a separate corner for children where video and other games would help the future generation to be acquainted with the lifestyle, education, culture and various aspects of archaeological developments of human civilization through coins and currencies of various eras. A web portal launched to help people around the world to know about the museum’s collections including coins, paper money or barter practice maintained by people at the very beginning of the transactions in this part of the globe.
Paper notes are the main attractions of the museum. Paper notes in different countries around the world and at different times are stored in the museum such as-former Soviet Union, the former Czechoslovakia, the Japanese dollar, Italy, Germany, Afghanistan, China, Latin America, Hungary, Bulgaria, Vietnam and communist-era Polish bank notes, checks and bonds.
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