The government has introduced a newly designed BDT 5 currency note under the theme 'Historical and Archaeological Architecture of Bangladesh', which will officially enter circulation starting on Tuesday.

According to a press release issued by the Finance Division, the new note bears the signature of Finance Secretary Dr. Md. Khairuzzaman Mozumder.

It will initially be available from the Motijheel office of Bangladesh Bank before being progressively distributed through its other branches across the country.

The newly designed BDT 5 note measures 117 mm by 60 mm and features an image of the Tara Mosque in Dhaka on the left side of the front panel.

The middle portion of the front carries a background design adorned with Bangladesh’s national flower, the water lily, complete with its leaves and buds.

On the reverse side, the note contains an image titled “Graffiti 2024.”

The note has a predominantly light pink colour scheme and integrates several security features.

These features include a 2 mm-wide embedded security thread that is clearly visible from both sides when held against the light.

It also includes a watermark showing the face of a Royal Bengal Tiger, along with a bright electrotype watermark marked with the number “5” and the monogram of the Government of Bangladesh.

In addition, the front side contains repeated microprinted “BANGLADESH” text situated above the bluish guilloche pattern at the lower portion of the note.

The Finance Division confirmed that all existing paper notes and metallic coins currently in circulation will remain valid legal tender alongside the new BDT 5 note.

Furthermore, keeping the interest of currency collectors in mind, Bangladesh Bank has also printed non-exchangeable specimen notes of the new BDT 5 design.

These collectors' specimens can be acquired at a fixed price from the Bangladesh Bank Currency Museum located in Mirpur.

With Inputs from UNB