The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Barisal

Two people were arrested along with 47 fake notes of Tk 500 denomination from Sharikal Bazar in Gournadi upazila here Tuesday.

When Sirajul Islam, 35, and Salam Sheikh, 45, were trying to buy goods from the shops in the bazar some shopkeepers found the notes fake.

On information, local police arrested Sirajul at first from the fish market and then, according to his confession, arrested Salam and recovered the fake notes form their possession.

They later admited that they collected those forged notes at cheap rate from one Monir of Firmgate area in Dhaka.

A case was filed.