Bangladesh on the way to apply Bangabandhu’s portrait in all bank notes & coins
All new bank notes and coins to be circulated soon in the country will hold the portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
The Bangladesh bank is going to apply portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mijubur Rahman in all bank notes and coins with the new design by next year.
“Our board of directors has already decided to use Bangabandhu portrait in all bank notes and coins by 2010,” said a senior official of the Bangladesh Bank (BB), the country’s central bank.
He also said the central bank has sent a proposal to the finance ministry in this connection for approval.
The central bank disclosure coincided with final judgment in Bangabandhu murder case by the Supreme Court on Thursday upholding death penalties of 12 ex-army officers given by the High Court.
“The new designs of bank notes and coins have almost been finalized and sent to the authorities concerned for approval,” another BB official said, adding that the central bank will issue work orders to the Security Printing Corporation for taking necessary measures in this connection.
The Bangladesh Bank Governor said every country in the world, including India, the UK and the USA, honoured their respective father of the nation and great leaders by carrying their portraits in currency notes and coins.
“We’re unfortunate not to have the portrait of Bangabandhu on all our notes and coins,” he added.
Dr Atiur said the primary preparations to carry the portrait of Bangabandhu on all our new notes and coins were in progress while a group of note designers, led by eminent artist and designer of many notes and coins of the country, Kayum Chowdhury, was busy designing the notes and coins.
“We’ll go for printing the new notes and coins as soon as the Finance Ministry approves the proposal in this regard,” he said.
He said the existing notes having the portrait of Bangabandhu and the other notes would also remain in circulation.
Meanwhile, the central bank has issued two new notes of Tk 100 and Tk 500 denominations carrying the portrait of Bangabandhu.
The notes were printed as per the previous designs having the portrait but with the signature of the new Bangladesh Bank Governor, Dr Atiur Rahman.
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