taka

Bangladesh's monetary unit

Taka is the basic monetary unit of Bangladesh, divided into 100 poisha.

The word comes from a Sanskrit term for stamped coin.

The exchange rate was about 110 taka to the dollar.

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Dhaka

Bangladesh's capital city

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