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Sales of new currency notes before Eid

Trading of new currency notes has increased in Dhaka’s Gulistan ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. Footpath vendors who buy old and torn notes have become busy selling new currency notes by the end of Ramadan. Muslims use the new notes as gifts for children on Eid day.

Footpath vendors sell new currency notes on the footpath outside Gulistan Shopping Complex in Dhaka before Eid-ul-Fitr. Photo : Mehedi Hasan
Footpath vendors sell new currency notes on the footpath outside Gulistan Shopping Complex in Dhaka before Eid-ul-Fitr. Photo : Mehedi Hasan
Footpath vendors sell new currency notes on the footpath outside Gulistan Shopping Complex in Dhaka before Eid-ul-Fitr. Photo : Mehedi Hasan
Footpath vendors sell new currency notes on the footpath outside Gulistan Shopping Complex in Dhaka before Eid-ul-Fitr. Photo : Mehedi Hasan
New currency notes are on display for sale on the footpaths of Gulistan before Eid-ul-Fitr. Photo : Mehedi Hasan
New currency notes are on display for sale on the footpaths of Gulistan before Eid-ul-Fitr. Photo : Mehedi Hasan
In Gulistan, footpath vendors make Tk 120 profit per bundle of Tk 2 to Tk 5 new currency notes before Eid-ul-Fitr. The profit for bundles of new notes of Tk 10 to Tk 200 is Tk 200. Photo : Mehedi Hasan
In Gulistan, footpath vendors make Tk 120 profit per bundle of Tk 2 to Tk 5 new currency notes before Eid-ul-Fitr. The profit for bundles of new notes of Tk 10 to Tk 200 is Tk 200. Photo : Mehedi Hasan
People crowd the footpaths of Gulistan for new currency notes before Eid-ul-Fitr. Photo : Mehedi Hasan
People crowd the footpaths of Gulistan for new currency notes before Eid-ul-Fitr. Photo : Mehedi Hasan
A customer checks a bundle of Tk 10 notes being sold on the footpath of Gulistan before Eid-ul-Fitr. Photo : Mehedi Hasan
A customer checks a bundle of Tk 10 notes being sold on the footpath of Gulistan before Eid-ul-Fitr. Photo : Mehedi Hasan
A customer counts new currency notes being sold on the footpath of Gulistan before Eid-ul-Fitr. Photo : Mehedi Hasan
A customer counts new currency notes being sold on the footpath of Gulistan before Eid-ul-Fitr. Photo : Mehedi Hasan
The demand for new currency notes rises before Eid-ul-Fitr because Muslims use the new notes as gifts for children on Eid day. Bundles of Tk 2 to Tk 200 notes are on sale on the footpaths of Gulistan. Photo : Mehedi Hasan
The demand for new currency notes rises before Eid-ul-Fitr because Muslims use the new notes as gifts for children on Eid day. Bundles of Tk 2 to Tk 200 notes are on sale on the footpaths of Gulistan. Photo : Mehedi Hasan

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Published : 31 Mar 2024, 07:25 PM

Updated : 31 Mar 2024, 07:25 PM

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