In a serious resolution after months of Sheikh Hasina’s exit from the nation, Bangladesh is ready to erase the picture of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the previous prime minister’s father and one of many founding figures of the nation, from its foreign money notes.
Bangladesh Financial institution has begun printing new notes with options of the July rebellion, a student-led anti-quota protest in opposition to the Hasina-led authorities, the Dhaka Tribune reported.
As per directions from the Muhammad Yunus-led interim authorities, the central financial institution stated that banknotes of Tk20, 100, 500 and 1000 are being printed.
This comes simply weeks after a media report stated that Rahman’s portrait was taken down from Yunus’ workplace, which was seen as a “concession” given to pupil leaders by the caretaker authorities.
“The brand new notes is not going to embrace picture of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujbir Rahman,” the newspaper stated.
The central financial institution additional stated that spiritual constructions, Bengali traditions and “graffiti” drawn in the course of the July protests will likely be included within the new notes.
Bangladesh Financial institution spokesperson and Government Director Husneara Shikha stated that technique of printing has come a great distance, including that, “I hope the brand new notes could possibly be launched available in the market inside the subsequent six months,” she was quoted as saying.
The central financial institution and Finance Ministry officers reportedly stated initially solely the design of 4 notes was being modified. All forms of banknotes will likely be redesigned in phases, with out Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s picture, they added.
The Ministry of Finance’s division, the Finance Institute Division, had submitted an in depth design proposal for the brand new be aware to the Bangladesh Financial institution on September 29.
Nonetheless, the principle advice for printing new notes will likely be made by the central financial institution’s Foreign money and Design Advisory Committee, the newspaper report stated.
Mujbir Rahman, typically often called the Father of the Nation, and his legacy got here beneath assault in the course of the pupil protests, which have been in opposition to a quota system for presidency jobs. His statues and murals that includes his picture have been being focused after his daughter Sheikh Hasina fled to India.
Hasina is reported to be nonetheless dwelling in Dhaka’s neighbouring nation.
In her latest remarks, Hasina immediately hit out at Yunus and accused him of failing to guard the minorities in Bangladesh, together with Hindus, a PTI report stated.
Nonetheless, Bangladesh’s Worldwide Crimes Tribunal termed her remarks as “hate speech”, whereas interim authorities’s leaders stated that this was a smear marketing campaign in opposition to Yunus’ administration.
