Overview

• The Bangladesh Bank is redesigning banknotes of Taka 20, 100, 500, and 1,000 to exclude Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s image, a staple since 1972.
• The new notes will feature symbols tied to the student-led July uprising, including graffiti, religious landmarks, and Bengali traditions.
• Sheikh Hasina, Rahman’s daughter and former prime minister, fled to India in August after mass protests against her government’s job quota policies.
• The redesign is part of broader efforts by the interim government to distance the nation from Rahman’s legacy, with statues and murals of him targeted during protests.
• Criticism of the interim government persists, with Hasina accusing Muhammad Yunus of failing to protect minorities, though her statements have been labeled hate speech by Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal.