Bangladeshi 2-taka note

The Bangladeshi 2-taka note (৳2) is made up of hundred 200 poise as ৳2 = 200 poisa. Currently, it is one of government-issued Bangladeshi banknote in circulation. As a result, the two taka note is a note bearing the signature of the Finance Secretary and not the Governor of the national bank of the country.[1]

Two Taka
(Bangladesh)
Value৳2
Width100 mm
Height60 mm
Security featuresWatermark
Years of printing1988 (1st version)
Obverse
Design date2021
Reverse
Design date2021

The Government of Bangladesh issued this note for public use on 29 December 1988.[2] The color of the note was salmon pink, currently it is tan & green. Front side of the note had a monument to the Bengali language movement[3] and on the back was a picture of a magpie bird. In 2015, it was decided to abolish the two taka note.[4] These notes are smuggled to India and Bangladesh for the purpose of making counterfeit money, preserving them as antiques and making drugs.[5] In 15 July 2021, the note was issued under new finance secretary. The present note has picture of Bangabandhu.[6]

References
  1. Hasnat, Rakib (20 April 2022). "টাকা: বাংলাদেশে কাগুজে মুদ্রার নতুন নোটের নকশা কেন বদলানো হয়, কীভাবে বদলানো হয়". BBC Bangla (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  2. Arman, Said (9 January 2012). "২ টাকার নোট বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতার প্রতীক". Bangla News 24 (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  3. "The evolution of Bangladeshi currency notes and what it says about our past". The Business Standard. 29 October 2021. Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  4. "এক ও দুই টাকার নোট থাকবে না?". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 19 January 2015. Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  5. "চার কারণে ২ টাকার নোট পাচার হচ্ছে ভারত-চীনে". Daily Jugantor (in Bengali). 21 January 2018. Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  6. "বাজারে আসছে নতুন অর্থসচিব স্বাক্ষরিত ২ ও ৫ টাকার নোট". Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). 14 July 2021. Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
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