Govt approves new banknote designs featuring heritage, monuments
The central bank spokesperson said the new notes will be available in the market within six months
The government has officially decided to change the designs of the Tk20, Tk100, Tk500, and Tk1000 denominations.
This decision was approved in a meeting of the Bangladesh Bank board with the central bank Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur in the chair today (8 December), said its spokesperson and Executive Director Husne Ara Shikha.
Speaking about the approval, Shikha said the new banknotes will feature updated designs.
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If all goes as planned, the spokesperson said the new notes will be available in the market within six months.
Sources in the central bank said the new notes will no longer feature the image of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Instead, Shikha said the new designs will incorporate religious monuments, Bengali heritage and imagery related to the 'July Revolution graffiti'.
According to Shikha, the final approval for these changes has already been granted by both the Bangladesh Bank and the government, with printing of the new notes already underway.
