He said the fake notes of Tk 5.2 million (face value) and some counterfeiting instruments were recovered from them, but did not give their identities. Police are always on the lookout for these rackets ahead of the two Eids every year when the counterfeiting rackets become more active. The law enforcers have increased surveillance on these rackets ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, which may be observed in Bangladesh on Sep 12 or 13, depending on the sighting of the moon. In past one month, police have arrested several people with a huge amount of fake notes in different places of the country, including Dhaka and Chittagong. In line with a Bangladesh Bank directive, banks have also taken initiatives to install machines to detect fake currencies in the cattle markets.

Source: bd News24 September 02, 2016 05:37 UTC