Bangladesh introduces new banknotes, drops Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s portrait | World News

Bangladesh introduced new banknotes on Sunday (Jun 1), dropping the portrait of founding President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, father of former Prime Miner Sheikh Hasina, who was ousted in August last year.
The new design introduced the country’s caretaker government will showcase natural landscapes and traditional landmarks.
“Under the new series and design, the notes will not feature any human portraits, but will instead showcase natural landscapes and traditional landmarks,” said Bangladesh Bank spokesman Arif Hossain Khana, according to news agency AFP.
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The new designs on the banknotes will also include artwork of the late painter Zainul Abedin, depicting the Bengal famine during British colonial rule, along with the images of Hindu and Buddh temples, and horical places.
Some currency notes will also depict the national martyrs’ memorial for the ones who lost their lives in the independence war against Pakan.
To date, the notes circulated in Bangladesh featured the image of Hasina’s father, who led the country to its independence from Pakan in 1971 before being assassinated soldiers in a 1975 coup.

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“The new notes will be issued from the central bank’s headquarters, and later from its other offices across the country,” Khana added. “The other denominations of the notes with new designs will be released in phases”.
Exing notes will remain in circulation alongside the new ones, with more denominations to be released in phases.
The political landscape has had a huge impact on the designs featured the currency notes in the country over the years.
Initially, the notes issued in 1972 featured a map of Bangladesh after it changed its name from East Pakan.
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This comes after prosecutors with Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal charged Hasina with crimes against humanity, alleging her role in ordering mass killings during a nationwide uprising in July.
The charges, submitted Chief Prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam and his team, accuse Hasina of being the chief instigator behind the violent crackdown that unfolded during the July and August unrest, according to The Dhaka Tribune.
“The evidence points clearly to her role in directing the operation,” Islam told The Dhaka Tribune following the filing “This was a coordinated attack on civilians, and she bears command responsibility.”