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Bangladesh to print new currency notes without picture of founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Bangladesh to print new currency notes without picture of founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Dhaka, Dec 5 (UNI) The Bangladesh Bank has started printing currency notes with new designs inspired by the July-August uprising, while dropping the image of the country’s founder Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
According to the central bank, the banknotes of Tk20, Tk100, Tk500, and Tk1000 are being printed with the new designs on orders from the army-backed interim government.
The new notes are expected to be released in the market within the next six months, the Daily Sun reported.

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