Literally money is fundamentally linked to our life. Life without money is quite stagnant. You want to buy a pencil, You want to eat an ice cream, Or are you planning to travel somewhere? Whatever you do, you need money for it.
Taka is a currency name. Bangladeshi Currency. Currency is actually a medium of exchange. Different county, different currency. Dollar, rupee, diner, yen, ring, yuan, euro - all are the currency. But there was a time when money was not there. Even then people needed different things. Then how did they meet their needs?
Since ancient times, people have felt the need for money transactions and started using it in different ways. Somethings with tree leaves after that it has traded with copper made metal chunks. Gradually for the development of civilization and skill today the paper piece is being used. In different countries currency's name is different but the work is same.
The origin of the word 'Taka'
According to linguists, the word 'Taka' originated from Sanskrit language. Sanskrit word 'tonk/เคเคเค', which means silver money, 'Taka' word comes from. Earlier, the word was used to mean any coin or metal currency. In Bengal state, Taka is always used to refer to any metal coin.
In the 14th century, Ibn Battuta noticed that the people of the Bengal used to say "Taka" without saying "diner" or any other name. As a part of the Bengali language, the Bengalis use the word "Taka" to refer to all currency or notes or capitals.
The central bank of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Bank publishes and monitors all the coins, publishing and controlling only Tk. 1 and Tk 2 notes is the responsibility of the Ministry of Finance of Bangladesh Government.
The most commonly used note is:
2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, and 1000
