Taka gains 11.6% against Indian rupee in two years.
The Bangladeshi Taka has strengthened significantly against the Indian rupee over the past two years, gaining around 11.6 percent in value against the Indian currency, including a 7.6 percent gain over the past year compared to the last year.
According to exchange-rate data, Tk 1 was equivalent to around ₹0.78 on September 22, 2026, compared to about ₹0.73 on September 22, 2025 and around ₹0.70 on September 22, 2024.
This means that the Taka gained around 5.5 Indian paisa against the rupee during the one-year period, raising its purchasing power against the Indian currency by approximately 7.6 percent.
In terms of the reverse exchange rate, one Indian rupee was worth around Tk 1.281 on September 22, 2026, compared to Tk 1.3782 a year earlier. Thus, the amount of Taka required buying one Indian rupee declined by around Tk 0.0972, or about 7.1 percent, over the year.
On September 22, 2024, one Indian rupee was worth Tk1.4292. Against that level, the Taka has gained approximately 11.6 percent against the Indian currency over the past two years.
The year-on-year movement is therefore particularly notable, as the Taka's value increased from around ₹0.73 per Taka on September 22, 2025 to around ₹0.78 on September 22, 2026, representing a gain of approximately 7.6 percent.
The latest Bangladesh Bank data also indicate continued strength of the Taka against the Indian rupee in the foreign-exchange market.
Bangladesh Bank reported an INR cross rate of Tk 1.2789 to Tk 1.2796 per Indian rupee on September 21, 2026, equivalent to roughly ₹0.781 to ₹0.782 per Taka.
The exchange-rate movement means that one Indian rupee now buys fewer Taka than it did a year earlier, while one Taka buys more Indian rupees.
Talking to BSS, Bangladesh Bank Executive Director and Spokesperson Arif Hossain Khan said the strengthening of the Taka against the Indian rupee could have a positive impact on Bangladesh-India economic and trade relations, particularly by reducing the local-currency cost of imports from India.
He said a stronger Taka means Bangladeshi importers may need to spend comparatively fewer Taka to purchase the same amount of Indian goods and services, provided other factors, including international prices, transportation costs and trade-related charges, remain unchanged.
“This development can help reduce the Taka cost of Indian goods and services for Bangladeshi importers. It can also lower the local-currency cost of expenses for Bangladeshis travelling to India,” he said.
For Bangladesh-India trade, Arif Hossain Khan said the movement of the exchange rate could influence the overall local-currency cost of imports from India.
If the Taka remains relatively stronger against the Indian rupee, importers may benefit from a lower Taka requirement for settling payments denominated in Indian currency, he added
He said the exchange-rate movement could also provide some relief to businesses importing raw materials, industrial inputs, machinery and other products from India, as the currency component of their import costs may become relatively lower.
At the same time, he noted that the actual impact on market prices would depend on several other factors, including the prices of imported commodities, freight and logistics costs, tariffs and taxes, and the pricing decisions of importers and traders.
The Bangladesh Bank spokesperson said the exchange rate is one of the factors influencing the cost of cross-border trade, and movements in the Taka-rupee rate should therefore be viewed in the broader context of bilateral trade and foreign-exchange market developments.
He also said a stronger Taka against the Indian rupee could benefit Bangladeshi travelers to India by reducing the Taka equivalent of expenses such as accommodation, food, transportation and other local payments, depending on prevailing market rates.
However, he stressed that exchange-rate movements alone do not determine the final prices of imported goods or the overall cost of travelling abroad, as other domestic and international market factors also play a role.
Arif Hossain Khan said Bangladesh Bank continues to monitor developments in the foreign-exchange market and exchange-rate movements to maintain stability and support an orderly foreign-exchange market.
