On 14th December 2000, Bangladesh issued a 10 Taka polymer note. Although the issue occurred within a week of delivery of the notes, it was a long time coming as the issuing authority, Bangladesh Bank, actively considered a complete polymer issue in the early 1990's. It is understood that extensive negotiations were held with Note Printing Australia (NPA). For whatever reason, the issue did not proceed.
As it turned out the 14th December issue was not without controversy. On 21st December 2000, Bangladesh Bank announced suspension of the issuing process until January 2001. By this time 4.8 million notes were issued and this apparently was the extent of the initial delivery from NPA.
Most likely this initial issue was timed to coincide with Victory Day on 16th December, an important date in the Bangladesh calendar.
Further deliveries were made in January 2001 although there was an unaccountable delay amidst great expectations and interest as it was not until early March 2001 that the issue was resumed. This second issue was of 45.2 million notes, making 50 million in total. I have been unable to ascertain if there was a further print run, as this is not a large issue for a popular denomination in a country with a population exceeding 140 million.
It was reported in the local press that civil unrest delayed the official hand-over of the second shipment of notes and that difficulties were then encountered in internal transportation thereby necessitating an audit of numbers prior to resumption of the issue.
The initial issue of this note created enormous interest with bundles changing hands at a substantial premium. There were reports of suspension of some Bank officials for alleged profiteering, a practice frowned upon by the authorities in this predominantly Islamic country.
On 26th February 2001, the then Governor of the Bangladesh Bank, Dr Mohammad Farashuddin, announced a progressive conversion to polymer notes for all denominations. Earlier, in October 2000, Bangladesh Bank entered into a technology transfer agreement with Securency to manufacture polymer notes locally.
Elections in Bangladesh in October 2001 ushered in a change of Government. A new Bank Governor was appointed in November 2001 and it has since been announced that a new paper 10 Taka without Sheikh Mujib's portrait will issue.
Whether or not this means the end of Bangladesh's experiment with polymer remains to be seen.
Description: The front of the note carries the portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Bangabandhu is an honorary title meaning "Friend of Bengal". Whilst Bangladesh's first Prime Minister and regarded by some as the father of the nation, he is not revered by all. His portrait featured on early Bangladesh issues but was replaced on subsequent issues following his assassination in August 1975 and a consequent change of government. Most of his immediate family were slain during Sheikh Mujib's assassination except for one daughter who was overseas at the time. This daughter, Sheikh Hasina Wajed, became Prime Minister in 1996 and re-instated her father's portrait to three denominations including the (polymer) 10 Taka. Also featured on the front is Baital Mokarram, the national mosque, located in Dhaka. Bangladesh's national bird, the Doyel (magpie robin) is shown just above the see-through panel. Orientation bands to assist in counting and verification are at top and bottom to the left. Portrayed on the back is the National Parliament (Jatiya Sangrad) and the National Memorial or more correctly the National Mausoleum, Jatiya Shaheed Smirti Sandha. Located at Savar, outside Dhaka, it was designed by Moinul Hussain and was built to commemorate Bengalis who lost their lives in the civil war between East and West Pakistan which led to the establishment of Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan). To the right of the Parliament building a satellite dish at the Betbunia Satellite Earth Station in Chittagong is depicted. The Bank's Coat of Arms is directly above the dish. Blossoms of the Shapla flower form a vertical edge pattern on both the front and the back of the note. |
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| ক্যাটালগ নাম্বার: | SCWPM P৩৬. |
| ইস্যুর তারিখ: | ১৪ ই ডিসেম্বর ২০০০। |
| ইস্যু সংখ্যা: | কমপক্ষে ৫ কোটি. |
| প্রিফিক্স রেঞ্জ: | কেউ জানলে জানান |
| স্বাক্ষর: | ব্যাংকের গভর্নর - ডঃ মোহাম্মাদ ফরাসউদ্দিন (২৪ নভেম্বর, ১৯৯৮ থেকে ২৩ নভেম্বর ,২০০১) |
| বর্ণ: | লাল -গোলাপি. |
| ভাষা: | বাংলা [Bangla] and ইংরেজী[English]. |
| আয়তন: | ১৩০ x ৬০ মিমি. |
| প্রিন্টার: | নোট প্রিন্টিং অস্ট্রেলিয়া [NPA] |
| নমুনা: | আছে |
| রিপ্লেস্মেন্ট: | হয়তো নেই,আপ্নার জানা থাকলে জানান। |
| কত তম দেশ: | সেই প্রিন্টার থেকে পলিমার নোট তৈরি করার তালিকায় বাংলাদেশ তখন বিশ্বের ১৭তম দেশ ছিলো। |
| প্রিন্টিং প্রনালি: | লিথোগ্রাফ এবং ইত্যাদি |
| শিট এর সাইজ : | আপনার জানা থাকলে জানান. |
| সাবস্ট্রেট: | গার্ডিয়ান পলিমার সাবস্ট্রেট |
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