Staff Reporter:
Bangladesh is set to introduce new banknotes with fresh designs, some of which will notably exclude the image of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman before Eid-ul-Azha.
The new currency designs will instead feature the themes of the July Revolution martyrs, youth, the Sundarbans, and various aspects of heritage and culture.
Sources indicate that the Tk 20 note, featuring the images of Kantajiu Temple and Buddhist temples, will be released on May 27.
The Tk 50 note, adorned with Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin’s famine painting and Atia Mosque, is ex-pected to be in circulation on May 29 or 30. The Tk 1000 note, showcasing the Bangabhaban and the National Martyrs’ Memorial, is scheduled for release on June 2.
Due to delays in paper supply from Europe, the Tk 5 note, featuring the likenesses of Abu Sayeed and Mugdha, will be introduced after Eid.
