Writing amounts in words in Bangladesh
Cheques, invoices, money receipts and contracts in Bangladesh show the amount in words to prevent tampering. The convention uses the South Asian lakh and crore system, not millions.
- 1,00,000 = One Lakh (এক লক্ষ)
- 10,00,000 = Ten Lakh (দশ লক্ষ)
- 1,00,00,000 = One Crore (এক কোটি)
Cheque format
Banks expect the words to start with "Taka" and end with "Only", for example Taka Two Lakh Fifty Thousand Only. For fractions, add poisha: Taka Five Hundred and Poisha Fifty Only. Draw a line after "Only" so nothing can be added.
Bangla numbers
Bangla numbers 1 to 99 each have their own word (একুশ, বাইশ, তেইশ…), so they can't be built from tens and units the way English can. This converter uses the correct word for every number.
Eleven POS
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