BB dismisses news of scrapping Tk 1000 red notes as rumour

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has brushed aside as simply a rumour the news that the Tk 1,000 bank red note or any other note has been scrapped.

"Bangladesh Bank has not declared red note of Taka 1000 or any other note as obsolete. Accordingly, the public is being requested not to be taken into account of such rumours or misleading information," as per a BB press release issued on Wednesday.