Nearly 22kg of British-era Indian coins discovered in Chuadanga
In the presence of journalists and locals, police counted and weighed the coins — 1,861 in total — dating back to between 1865 and 1902–1910.
Almost 22kg of British-era Indian coins were discovered while digging soil for the construction of a shop in Karpasdanga area of Chuadanga's Damurhuda upazila, near the Indian border today (20 September).
The coins were recovered from the area and later seized by the Damurhuda Model Police Station.
Confirming the matter, the police station's Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Humaun Kabir told The Business Standard, "The police publicly weighed the coins twice. Initially, we believe these are British-era Indian rupees, but further examination will confirm their origin."
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According to locals, Shahidul Islam from Karpasdanga village was excavating soil with a dredger machine on his land adjacent to Karpasdanga Bazar's cycle market to build a shop. During the work, the machine unearthed a brass pot containing silver coins. Police were informed, who then recovered the pot.
In the presence of journalists and locals, police counted and weighed the coins — 1,861 in total — dating back to between 1865 and 1902–1910.
Mehedi Hasan Manik, son of Shahidul Islam, said, "While cutting soil about four feet deep, the dredger pulled out a brass pot. After finding coins inside, we immediately informed the police, who later took them to Damurhuda Model Police Station."
