Bangladesh's interim government under Muhammad Yunus unveiled the country's new banknotes on Monday. The Bangladeshi currency known as 'taka' earlier had the portrait of the nation's founding father ...

Bangladesh's interim government has taken another step in eroding the legacy of 'Bangabandhu' Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of the nation.

Bangladesh authorities say the fresh move is a step towards depoliticising national symbols amid political tensions.

Bangladesh's currency will no longer feature the photographs of the 'father of the nation' late Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

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