The illustration of a graffiti of the anti-quota movement used in the Tk200 currency notes has created debate as it shows a distorted map of Bangladesh with parts of India.
Activists say the war criminal Jamaat-e-Islami is controlling the interim government and destroying the history and symbols of the Liberation War, including museums. It has also released a convicted war criminal from the Jamaat, ATM Azharul Islam, using the Supreme Court.
Their hatred against Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the Awami League is now an open secret and has met with severe criticism.
On June 1, Bangladesh Bank released the photos of new currency notes with denominations of Tk500, Tk200, Tk100, Tk10, Tk5 and Tk2, removing the portrait of Bangabandhu from all notes.
While one side of the Tk200 note depicts the Aparajeya Bangla sculpture of Dhaka University, the other side shows two graffiti of the 2024 movement: portraits of four people from four religions to imply religious cohesion and a distorted map of Bangladesh.
The map shows that parts of Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam, and West Bengal are inside Bangladesh.
However, such state-sponsored anti-India provocations are not new.
On December 16, 2024, Victory Day, Adviser Mahfuj Alam posted on Facebook an improvised map of Bangladesh with Assam, Tripura, and Manipur, and stated the need for โnew territory and settlement.โ He, however, removed the post later on.
On August 6, two days ahead of taking the oath, Muhammad Yunus told NDTV that if Bangladesh becomes unstable, the impact on Indiaโs Seven Sisters would spread โlike a volcanic eruption.โ
During his recent visit to China, Yunus spoke of so-called regional connectivity and economic cooperation, inviting China to do business with the Seven Sisters.
Moreover, soon after the Islamists killed Hindu tourists in Pahalgam, Adviser Prof Asif Nazrul blamed the Indian home minister and the National Security Adviser for orchestrating the attack that killed 26 people.
Asif Nazrul also deleted the post from Facebook after a Pakistani jihadist group claimed responsibility for the assault that led to military tension in the region.
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