HISTORY OF BANGLADESHI TAKA
In 1971, the erstwhile province
of East Bengal became the independent
nation of Bangladesh
with the Pakistan Rupee as its interim currency. The taka became Bangladesh's
currency in 1972, replacing the Pakistani rupee at par. The word
"taka" is derived from the Sanskrit term तनक tanka which was an ancient denomination of silver coin. The
term taka was widely used in different parts of India but with varying meanings. In
north India,
taka was a