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What is the currency of Bangladesh?

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Answer: Option A — Taka

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The Bangladeshi taka (sign: ৳, code: BDT) is the official currency of Bangladesh. It is issued by Bangladesh Bank, the country's central bank, which was set up in 1971 and is headquartered in Dhaka. One taka is divided into 100 poisha. The word "taka" comes from the Sanskrit word "tanka", an ancient silver coin.

Bangladesh, which was East Pakistan from 1947 to 1971, became an independent country on 16 December 1971, after the Bangladesh Liberation War, in which India supported the Bangladeshi freedom fighters (the Mukti Bahini). The Pakistani forces surrendered in Dhaka on 16 December 1971, which is celebrated as Vijay Diwas in India and Bijoy Dibos (Victory Day) in Bangladesh. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, called "Bangabandhu" (Friend of Bengal), is regarded as the founding father of the nation. The taka was introduced as the national currency in 1972.

Facts about Bangladesh:

Capital: Dhaka.

Official language: Bengali (Bangla). The Language Movement of 21 February 1952, in which students were killed while demanding the recognition of Bengali, is commemorated as International Mother Language Day, declared by UNESCO in 1999.

National anthem: "Amar Shonar Bangla", written by Rabindranath Tagore.

It shares the Sundarbans mangrove forest with India.

Bangladesh shares a 4,096-kilometre land border with India, the longest of India's international borders. The India-Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement of 2015 resolved long-standing disputes over enclaves.

In August 2024, following mass protests, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and left the country, and an interim government led by Muhammad Yunus took office.

Currencies of India's other neighbours:

  • India: Indian rupee (₹).
  • Pakistan: Pakistani rupee.
  • Nepal: Nepalese rupee.
  • Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan rupee.
  • Bhutan: Ngultrum.
  • Myanmar: Kyat.
  • Maldives: Rufiyaa.
  • Afghanistan: Afghani.
  • China: Renminbi (yuan).

Why not the other options?

  • ✗Rupee is the currency of India, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
  • ✗Ngultrum is the currency of Bhutan.
  • ✗Kyat is the currency of Myanmar.

Quick tip

Remember: Bangladesh = taka (Bangladesh Bank), capital Dhaka, independent 16 December 1971; neighbours' currencies: Bhutan ngultrum, Myanmar kyat, Maldives rufiyaa, Afghanistan afghani; India-Bangladesh border is India's longest.

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