Bangladesh: New Banknotes

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BB to launch 3 new notes on historic March 7

Monday, February 27, 2012Business

Bangladesh Bank (BB) will introduce new bank notes of Tk 10, Tk 20 and Tk 50 denominations bearing the portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, on historic March 7.

The new notes will carry the signature of BB Governor Atiur Rahman and will have synthetic fibres, a central bank press release said yesterday.

The notes will be initially issued from the BB's Motijheel office counters and later from its other offices and all commercial banks.

All the existing paper notes in circulation will also remain valid alongside the new notes.

The three new notes will have the portrait of Bangabandhu printed on their front and a photograph of the National Mausoleum on the background of the portrait.

However, the new Tk 10 notes will have Baitul Mukarram Mosque, the Tk 20 notes Shat Gombuj Mosque in Bagerhat, and Tk 50 notes Shilpacharya Jainul Abedin's famous painting "Ploughing" printed on their back.

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[Md. Shariful Islam]

Bangladesh Bank will inaugurate new 10, 20 and 50 Taka bank notes from tomorrow. Picture of the notes have been collected from online newspaper.

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New Tk 50 note withdrawn

Staff Correspondent

DHAKA: Bangladesh Bank (BB) has withdrawn the new Tk 50 note Wednesday as soon as a spelling mistake of Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin on it was identified.

BB took the decision on Wednesday evening after a news published in the online news portal banglanews24.com identifying the mistake.

Confirming the matter to banglanews, Director-General of BB Governor Secretariat AFM Asaduzzaman said: "These note will not be circulated in the market before rectifying."

BB Governor Dr Atiur Rahman has expressed regret and asked to look into the negligence in this regard, he added.

Earlier in the day, Bangladesh Bank released three new notes of of Tk 10, 20 and 50 in the market with the image of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Currency management department sources informed banglanews that some 1.75 crore pieces of Tk 10, 1.55 crore pieces of Tk 20 and 2.25 crore pieces of Tk 50 have already been printed to release in the market. 

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