The occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr’s new design without Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s image is predicted to hit the market at the end of April or early May.
These new notes will feature the signature of the recent Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H. Mansur, based on the bank’s spokesperson Arif Hossain Khan. He told bdnews24.com on Wednesday (19 February) that the central bank would emit the new notes with the earlier design on March 19 on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. Those notes will carry Sheikh Mujib’s image, and the signature of Former would emit the new notes with the earlier design on March 19 on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. Those notes will carry Sheikh Mujib’s image and the signature of former governor Abdur Rouf Talukder. Arif described the reason for this and said a high amount of notes were printed in the earlier design, which still now remain in the central bank.
From March 19 to 25, Bangladesh Bank will exchange new notes on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. The new notes of Tk5, Tk20, and Tk50 will be exchanged in a special evaluation by 80 branches of various scheduled banks in Dhaka and the central bank offices on working days. Rather, the same person cannot collect new notes more than once. Those can be collected from 80 branches of various banks in Dhaka, Savar, Keraniganj, Narayanganj, Munshiganj, and Gazipur, based on a statement issued through the central bank.
The Security Printing Corporation Bangladesh Limited, known as Takshal, prints banknotes. The printing press was established in 1976 but first started operations in 1988 by printing Tk 1 notes. In November, Tk10 notes were printed of that year. Before printing any money, the government permitted its design. It calls for tenders from artists to create the design.
In 2009, banknotes were devoid of Sheikh Mujib’s image. After that, Governor Salehuddin Ahmed is serving as the finance advisor of the recent interim government. Some red-colored Tk 500 and Tk 1,000 notes printed at that time are still found in the market.
Source: bdnews24.com
