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Theme Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman provided a rabble rousing charismatic leadership (Ali, 1973). He was a Bengali nationalist politician and the founder of Bangladesh (William, 2009). He headed the Awami League, served as the first President of Bangladesh and later became its Prime Minister of Bangladesh. He is popularly referred to as Sheikh Mujib and with the honorary title of Bangabandhu. It has been observed that ― “No man in the entire history of modern world except Mao for different reasons has hypnotized his people as Mujib did” (Bhatnagar, 1971). I have just tried to show all released banknotes of the father of our nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1971-2021) to show my respect to this great personality.

References:
[1] S. M. Ali, (1973). After the Dark Night: Problems of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, New Delhi,Thomson Press, Ltd.

[2] Y. Bhatnagar, (1971). Mujib- The architect of Bangladesh, New Delhi, R.K. Printers.

[3] B.M. William, (2009). Pakistan and Bangladesh: Flirting with Failure. Columbia University Press.



Description of Bangladeshi Banknotes

Denomination - 2
Obverse - Portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Father of the Nation. The picture of National Monument is printed in light color in the middle of the front side of the note.
     Reverse - Picture of Shahid Minar of the Language Movement.
     Date of Issue - 12-12-2018
     Signature - Abdur Rouf Talukder.


Denomination - 5
     Obverse - The Map of Bangladesh and Portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur 
     Rahman.
     Reverse - Picture of Shahid Minar of the Language Movement.
     Date of Issue - 02-06-1972
     Signature - A.N. Hamidullah. (The Note ceased on 01-05-1973)

Denomination - 5
Obverse - Portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the left hand side.     
Reverse - Picture of Village Lake full of water lily and bamboo bushes.
Date of Issue - 15-09-1972
Signature - A.N. Hamidullah. 

Denomination - 5
     Obverse - Portrait of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the right hand side.
Reverse - Industrial landscape with two sailing boats.
Date of Issue - 01-09-1973
Signature - A.N. Hamidullah. 

Denomination - 5
     Obverse - Portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Father of the  
     Nation.The picture of National Monument is printed in light color in the middle of  
     the front side of the note.
     Reverse - Photograph of the Kusumba Mosque of Naogaon.
     Date of Issue - 11-08-2011
     Signature - Atiur Rahman. 

Denomination - 5
     Obverse - Portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Father of the  
     Nation.The picture of National Monument is printed in light color in the middle of  
     the front side of the note.
     Reverse - Photograph of the Kusumba Mosque of Naogaon.
     Date of Issue - 05-01-2017
     Signature - Mahbub Ahmed. 

Denomination - 5
     Obverse - Portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Father of the  
     Nation.The picture of National Monument is printed in light color in the middle of  
     the front side of the note.
     Reverse - Photograph of the Kusumba Mosque of Naogaon.
     Date of Issue - 12-12-2018
     Signature - Abdur Rouf Talukder

Denomination - 10
     Obverse - The Map of Bangladesh and Portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur 
     Rahman.
     Reverse - In the centre of the note appears the lettering Bangladesh Bank in   
     Bengali and English in two lines encircled with fine flourishes, flanked on the left 
     and right the bold rosette superimposed with denominational figure in Bengali and English numerals respectively.     
     Date of Issue - 02-05-1972 (The Note ceased on 01-05-1973)
     Signature - A.N. Hamidullah.

Denomination - 10
     Obverse - Portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the left hand side.        
     Reverse - A typical and picturesque rural landscape of riverine Bangladesh.
     Date of Issue - 02-06-1972
     Signature - A.N. Hamidullah.

Denomination - 10
     Obverse - Portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the right hand side.       
     Reverse - Scene of a paddy field with farmers harvesting paddy.
                                                  Date of Issue - 15-10-1973                                                
     Signature - A.N. Hamidullah.

Denomination - 10
     Obverse - Portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the right hand side 
     of the note.       
     Reverse - Lalbagh Fort Mosque, Dhaka.
     Date of Issue - 11-12-1997
     Signature - Lutfor Rahman Sarkar.

Denomination - 10
     Obverse - Portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Mosque.   
     Reverse - Photographs of the National Parliament Building and the National  
     Monument.
     Date of Issue - 14-12-2000
     Signature - Mohammad Farashuddin.

Denomination - 10
     Obverse - Portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Father of the 
     Nation. The picture of National Monument is printed in light color in the middle of 
     the front side of the note.
     Reverse - Photographs of the National Mosque.
     Date of Issue - 07-03-2012
     Signature - Atiur Rahman.

      Obverse - Portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Father of the 
     Nation. The picture of National Monument is printed in light color in the middle of 
     the front side of the note.     
     Reverse - Photograph of the Shat Gombuz Maszid (the Mosque with Sixty Domes) 
     of Bagerhat district.
     Date of Issue - 07-03-2012
     Signature - Atiur Rahman.

      Obverse - Portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Father of the 
     Nation. The picture of National Monument is printed in light color in the middle of 
     the front side of the note.     
     Reverse - Photograph of the Shat Gombuz Maszid (the Mosque with Sixty Domes) 
     of Bagerhat district.     
     Date of Issue - 08-08-2012
     Signature - Atiur Rahman.

Denomination - 50
     Obverse - Portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Father of the 
     Nation. The picture of National Monument is printed in light color in the middle of 
     the front side of the note.
     Reverse - Picture of the famous painting Moi deya (Plough the field) by  
     Shilpacharza Zainul Abedin.
     Date of Issue - 07-03-2012     
     Signature - Atiur Rahman.

Denomination - 50
     Obverse - Portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Father of the   
     Nation. The picture of National Monument is printed in light color in the middle of 
     the front side of the note.
     Reverse - Picture of the famous painting Moi deya (Plough the field) by  
     Shilpacharza Zainul Abedin.
     Date of Issue - 15-12-2019
     Signature - Fazle Kabir.

Denomination - 50
     Obverse - Portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Father of the  
     Nation. The picture of National Monument is printed in light color in the middle of 
     the front side of the note.
     Reverse - Picture of the famous painting Moi deya (Plough the field) by  
     Shilpacharza Zainul Abedin.
     Date of Issue - 28-03-2021 (Golden Jubilee of Independence Issue 1971-2021)     
     Signature - Fazle Kabir.
 
Denomination - 100
     Obverse - The Map of Bangladesh in the left hand side and Portrait of   
     Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the right hand side of the note.     
     Reverse - In the centre of the note appears the lettering Bangladesh Bank in  
     English in two lines encircled with fine flourishes, flanked on the left and right the 
     bold rosette superimposed with denominational figure in Bengali and English 
     numerals respectively.
     Date of Issue - 04-03-1972 (The Note ceased on 01-05-1973)
     Signature - A.N. Hamidullah.

Denomination - 100
     Obverse - Portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the left hand side  
     of the note.
     Reverse - Reverse - A typical & picturesque riverscape of rural Bangladesh.
     Date of Issue - 01-09-1972 (The Note ceased on 07-04-1975)
     Signature - A.N. Hamidullah.

      Obverse - Portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Father of the  
     Nation and "Shaat Gambuj Masjid" (A mosque with 60 domes).
     Reverse - The image of Bangabandhu Bridge.
     Date of Issue - 15-12-2019
     Signature - Mohammad Farashuddin.

Denomination - 100
     Obverse - Portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Father of the  
     Nation.The picture of National Monument is printed in light color in the middle of 
     the front side of the note.     
     Reverse - Picture of 'Tara Mosque' printed in intaglio ink.     
     Date of Issue - 07-03-2019
     Signature - Fazle Kabir.

Denomination - 200
     Obverse - Portrait of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur 
     Rahman.
     Reverse - Portrait of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur  
     Rahman and Picture of riverbank view of countryside in Bangladesh.     
     Date of Issue - 18-03-2020
     Signature - Fazle Kabir.

Denomination - 500
     Obverse - Portrait of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Saat Gombuj Masjid (Mosque 
     with seven domes).
     Reverse - The Supreme Court Building, Dhaka.     
     Date of Issue - 10-08-2000
     Signature - Mohammad Farashuddin.

Denomination - 500
     Obverse - Portrait of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Saat Gombuj Masjid (Mosque  
     with seven domes).
     Reverse - The Supreme Court Building, Dhaka.     
     Date of Issue - 10-08-2000 (2010)
     Signature – Atiur Rahman.

Denomination - 500
     Obverse - Portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Father of the 
     Nation. The picture of National Monument is printed in light color in the middle of 
     the front side of the note.
     Reverse - Picture of Agriculture of Bangladesh.
     Date of Issue - 11-06-2017
     Signature - Fazle Kabir.

Denomination - 1000
     Obverse - Portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Father of the 
     Nation. The picture of National Monument is printed in light color in the middle of
     the front side of the note.
     Reverse - Photograph of National Parliament building printed in intaglio ink.     
     Date of Issue - 23-05-2019
     Signature - Fazle Kabir.

Commemorative Banknotes


Denomination - 40
     Obverse - Inscribed with the image of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.      
     Reverse - Inscribed with the image of six Freedom Fighter.     
     Date of Issue - 26-12-2011
     Signature - Atiur Rahman.

Denomination – 70
Obverse - Portrait of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, outline of Bangladesh, National monument (Savar), Betbunia satellite center.
     Reverse - Bangabandhu-1 satellite, Padma Bridge, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.     
     Date of Issue - 22-03-2018
     Signature - Fazle Kabir.
 
Denomination – 100
Obverse - Portrait of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Signature of Bangabandhu.
     Reverse - Picture of the Sundarbans mangrove forest with The Royal Bengal Tiger 
     and the riverbank view.     
     Date of Issue - 18-03-2020
     Signature - Fazle Kabir.

Denomination - 50
     Obverse - Portrait of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur  
     Rahman, National monument (Savar).     
     Reverse - Picture of the Freedom Fighters of the Liberation Army.    
     Date of Issue - 28-03-2021
     Signature - Fazle Kabir.





 

18 comments:

  1. Father of the nation on Bangladesh banknotes presented elaborately.

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  3. Nice collection and presentation.

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  4. সুন্দর কালেকশন।

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