The New Nation - Internet Edition

Our Correspondent, Jessore

An acute crisis of smaller demoninations of bank notes and coins has been prevailing in Jessore district for the last one year, creating immense problems and discontent among the payers and recipients.

The buyers and sellers, commuters, bus conductors, rickshawpullers and peddlers are experiencing problems to a great extent due to the shortage of the bank notes and coins of Tk. one, two and five, Shopkeepers and conductors of various types of vehicles alleged that they freequently have to face awkward situation when they fail to get smaller notes and coins that sometimes lead to undesirable situation.

They also said that the crisis has been created as huge quantity of coins are being smuggled out to India. Moreover, most of the widely used notes of Tk.2 have become so worn out.

On the contrary, the district is flooded with fake notes of Tk. 100 and Tk. 500 creating a state of dilemma.