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Rise of money through the ages: a unique publication launched
Sunday, 11 September 2011 11:29 | Author: admin |
  
From left, Siddique Mahmudur Rahman, writer of Cowri to Taka; Kazi Wahidul Alam, publisher of the book; Atiur Rahman, Governor, Bangladesh Bank; eminent lawyer Barrister Rafique-ul Haque,; and Prof Sirajul Islam, president of Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, pose with copies of the book launched at Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka. 'From ancient times to the 19th century, the people of Bengal have used the cowri (kori) as a medium of exchange. Its use first began to decline after British rule acquired monopoly in issuing and controlling the medium of exchange in the second half of the 19th century. Paper currency was first introduced then', writes Siddique Mahmudur Rahman in his book 'Cowri to Taka, Evolution of Coins and Currencies of Bangladesh'. Last Updated (Monday, 23 July 2012 20:09) |
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William Shakespeare was “born under a rhyming planet” at the building now known as 'The Birthplace' in Henley Street in 1564. He died in 1616 on the same day --- April 23 --- and was buried in Stratford's Holy Trinity Church. At eighteen he married Anne Hathaway in 1582. Their eldest daughter Susanna was born to them in 1583 followed by the birth of twins, son Hamnet and daughter Judith, in 1585 and a couple of years later they moved to London.