In Other News

• Qatar Central Bank has issued new 5 and 10 riyal banknotes of the 5th Series with a modified design that includes Western numerals on the bottom left corner of the front of the notes, instead of the Arabic number. The banknotes remain similar to the versions issued in 2020, with an upgraded security thread and a revised coat of arms. Similar changes are expected to be made to the higher denominations in the future.
  

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• Bangladesh Bank has introduced a newly designed 5 taka (Tk) banknote, the last in the new series themed ‘Historical and Archaeological Architecture of Bangladesh’.

The new note features an image of Tara Mosque in Dhaka on the left side of the front panel, and the middle portion carries a background design with Bangladesh’s national flower, the water lily, including leaves and buds. The reverse side of the note contains an image titled ‘Graffiti-2024’, marking the uprising of 2024 that saw the overthrow of the Prime Minister, Sheik Hasina. This, in turn, led to the new series, which has seen the removal of the portrait of former President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (the ex-Prime Minister’s father) from the country’s banknotes.