Bangladesh Bank yesterday released a commemorative note of Tk 60 denomination, marking the 60th anniversary of the country's Language Movement, the BB said in a statement yesterday.

Artist Murtaza Bashir unveiled the note at a function at the bank's premises in the capital.

The central bank printed 10 lakh pieces of the commemorative note with the title of '60 Years of Language Movement 1952-2012'.

The note carries the image of the Central Shaheed Minar on one side and portraits of five language martyrs on the other side, according to the statement.

“The Language Movement was not only a movement for the mother language, but it was also a fight to bring about socioeconomic changes in the country. So, we should keep it in mind round the year,” said Bashir.

"Currency collectors, both at home and abroad, will be able to know about the Language Movement through the note," said BB Governor Atiur Rahman.

Syed Badrul Ahsan, executive editor of The Daily Star, wrote the literature part of the note in English while officials of BB's department of currency management and payment systems translated it into Bangla.

The note is now available at the central bank's Motijheel office at Tk 200 with an especially designed folder and envelope while only the note will cost Tk 60.

The note will also be available at all branches of the BB and commercial banks across the country from February 19.

The Daily Star/Bangladesh/ 16th Feb 2012