Bangladesh Bank yesterday released a commemorative Tk. 10 silver coin in a brief programme at national National Sports Council. This is specially done to make ICC Cricket World Cup tournament a memorable event.
The coin weighs 30gm and is designed by KG Mustafa. On one side of the coin is a photo of the world cup trophy and on the other side is the logo of the world cup.
The coin is priced at Tk 3000 and some 10,000 coins have been released. These coins are available for collection at Bangladesh Bank Motijheel branch as well as Dhaka-based branches of different commercial banks.
It is the eighth commemorative coin released by Bangladesh Bank
Bangladesh is one of the three host nations and will stage eight matches in Dhaka and Chittagong including two quarterfinals.