Bangladesh Postal Department yesterday issued a set of four commemorative stamps and the first day cover marking the 29th Olympic Games to bb held in Beijing from August 8 this year.

Chief Adviser's Special Assistant for Posts and Telecommunication Ministry Brig Gen (retd) MA Malek formally released the commemorative stamps at a simple function at the conference room of Postal Bhaban.

Chaired by Director General of Postal Department Mobasherur Rahman, the function was addressed by Posts and Telecommunication secretary Iqbal Mahmud, CEO of Bangladesh Olympic Association Col (retd) M Wali Ullah and philatelist AKM Anwarul Qadir.

Speaking on the occasion, CA's special assistant Malek amiounced that from this year, the Postal Department would observe the 'National Stamp Day' marking the historic occasion when the first postage stamp of independent Bangladesh was released on July 29,1971.

The four commemorative stamps of Tk 10, 15, 20 and 25 denominations along with the first day cover (Tk 8) went on sale from Sunday at the four GPOs in the country.

Later, these stamps will go on sale in all the post offices.