Purchase | Sale | |
---|---|---|
BDT bangladeshi taka |
0.02302 | 0.04275 |
The official currency and the only legal tender in Bangladesh is the Taka. Taka means money in Bengali. According to one hypothesis, the word taka comes from the word tankah, which is available in Old Bengali and Sanskrit with the meaning coin. Another version of the origin is that the word taka comes from the Turkish language - tamga, tanga, tenge, which means seal. The word taka in Bangladesh is commonly used to refer to any type of money. In colloquial terms, Bengali speakers may use the word taka to refer to money in general, regardless of the currency in which it is found. The people of the Indian states of West Bengal and Tripura still call Indian rupees taks.
Currently, banknotes in denominations 1 and 5 are gradually being withdrawn from circulation and replaced by coins. In 2011, Bank of Bangladesh launched a new series of banknotes in denominations of 2, 5, 100, 500 and 1000 tak. All of them are dated 2011. All banknotes feature the portrait of the first president and prime minister of Bangladesh, the Father of the Nation Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. In 2012, Bangladesh Bank issued new banknotes in denominations of 10, 20 and 50 taka. On the obverse of the banknotes there is a portrait of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and a monument to the peoples martyrs in Savar.
Front of the 1000 Bangladeshi Taka banknote 2014
Back of 1000 Bangladeshi Taka banknote 2014
Front of 500 Bangladeshi Taka 2022 banknote
Back of 500 Bangladeshi Taka banknote 2022
Front of 200 Bangladeshi Taka banknote 2022
Back of 200 Bangladeshi Taka banknote 2022
Front of 100 Bangladeshi Taka banknote 2021
Back of 100 Bangladeshi Taka banknote 2021
Front of 50 Bangladeshi Taka banknote 2021
Back of 50 Bangladeshi Taka banknote 2021
Front of the 20 Bangladeshi Taka banknote 2012
Back of 20 Bangladeshi Taka banknote 2012
Front of the 10-taka 2017 banknote
Back of 10 Bangladeshi Taka banknote 2017