BDTxxx Bangladeshi Taka exchange rate Live chart (Bangladesh currency, code: BDT, symbol: ৳)

Bangladesh currency : Bangladeshi Taka (ISO 4217 currency code: BDT, symbol: ৳) : 1 Taka (৳) = 100 poysha (p). The short form of Taka is Tk. Official currency of People's Republic of Bangladesh (গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ). There are two hypothese about the orgin of word taka, 1) the word taka came from Sanskrit word tankah, 2) the word is derived from a Turkic word Tamga or tamgha (meaning of stamp, seal). The word taka in Bangla is also commonly used generically to mean any money, currency, or notes. Thus, colloquially, a person speaking in Bangla may use "taka" to refer to money regardless of what currency it is denominated in. Central bank is Bangladesh Bank (বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংক). Printer is The Security Printing Corporation Bangladesh Ltd. Mint is The Security Printing Corporation Bangladesh Ltd.