The interim government of Bangladesh, led by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, is not only trying to reform the administration, but also steering it away from the legacy of Mujibur Rahman, one of the country’s founding fathers and Awami League co-founder. Bangladesh is introducing banknotes replacing Mujib’s portrait with images, including that of a Hindu temple….
New banknotes were released in Bangladesh with new designs, replacing the portrait of the ousted Prime Minister and the nation’s founding father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, with natural landscape and traditional landmarks, the country’s central bank said. Till now, all the banknotes feature the portrait of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who led Bangladesh to freedom from Pakistan…
Months after the ouster of Sheikh Hasina as prime minister, Bangladesh has begun the process of erasing the image of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman -– her father and the iconic figure behind the founding of the country — from its currency notes. Bangladesh Bank is printing new notes, including in them features of the July uprising,…