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New five-taka note to be issued today

The government will issue newly introduced Taka 5 note as the government currency from Tuesday.

Senior Secretary of Finance Division Hedayetullah Al-Mamoon will sign the note which will be issued at Motijheel branch of Bangladesh Bank and other offices of the central bank later.

The currency has been printed with image of national monument and portrait of the Father of Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on front side, and image of Kusumba mosque of Naogaon on the back side.

The color, size, watershed, design and other security features of the new note are similar to the traditional note.