India, Dec. 5 -- In a major decision after months of Sheikh Hasina's exit from the country, Bangladesh is set to erase the image of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the former prime minister's father and one of the founding figures of the nation, from its currency notes.

Bangladesh Bank has begun printing new notes with features of the July uprising, a student-led anti-quota protest against the Hasina-led government, the Dhaka Tribune reported.

As per instructions from the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, the central bank said that banknotes of Tk20, 100, 500 and 1000 are being printed.

This comes just weeks after a media report said that Rahman's portrait was taken down from Yunus' office, which was seen as a "concession" given to student...