Bangladesh Bank starts printing new notes with 'graffiti' of July uprising

Bangladesh Bank is printing new notes changing the existing design with the inclusion of features of July uprising.

According to the central bank, the banknotes of Tk20, Tk100, Tk500, and Tk1000 are being printed as per instruction of the interim government.

The new notes will not include the image of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Religious structures, Bengali traditions, and 'graffiti' drawn during the July uprising will be included, it said.

The new notes are expected to be released in the market within the next six months.

The officials concerned of the central bank and the Ministry of Finance said the image of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will be removed from the current notes.

Initially, the design of the four notes is being changed and the design of all types of banknotes will be redesigned in phases, they said.

Earlier, on September 29, the Finance Institute Division, Ministry of Finance, wrote to the BB to submit a detailed design proposal for the new note.

However, the central bank's Currency and Design Advisory Committee will make the main recommendation for printing new notes.

BB spokesperson and Executive Director Husneara Shikha said the matter of printing new notes has come a long way. "I hope the new noted could  be released in the market within the next six months."