BDT black market rate on Aug 19, 2026: 127.23 per USD
On Wednesday, August 19, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 127.23 BDT on Bangladesh's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 127 BDT, reached a high of 128.12 and a low of 126.86, a trading range of 1.26 BDT (0.99%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 127.36 BDT and the average price received when selling dollars was 128.04 BDT. Over the session the Bangladeshi Taka weakened against the dollar (+0.18% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Aug 19, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Bangladesh on this date was 122.19 BDT per USD. The parallel-market close of 127.23 BDT therefore implied a premium of +4.12% over the official rate — a moderate gap consistent with limited but functioning official access to foreign exchange.
How Aug 19, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Aug 18, 2026, close 127 BDT), the rate moved +0.18%.
One week earlier (Aug 12, 2026) the close was 127.01 BDT, so the weekly change was +0.17%.
Thirty days earlier (Jul 20, 2026) the close was 128.56 BDT, a -1.03% move over the month.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Bangladesh's USD/BDT parallel market throughout the day from peer-to-peer stablecoin order books and, where available, community submissions. Each sample is filtered for outliers and aggregated into a single buy and sell quote; the figures above are the first, highest, lowest and last of those aggregated quotes for Aug 19, 2026 (UTC).
USDT peer-to-peer prices closely track cash dollar prices in most parallel markets but are not identical to them: payment-method fees, merchant margins and local demand for stablecoins can all add a few tenths of a percent.
Frequently asked questions
- What was the dollar to Bangladeshi Taka black market rate on Aug 19, 2026?
- The USD to BDT parallel market rate closed at approximately 127.23 BDT per US dollar on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, after trading between 126.86 and 128.12 BDT.
- How much did the BDT move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 127 to a close of 127.23 BDT, the parallel rate moved +0.18% on Aug 19, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market BDT rate on that date?
- The official rate was 122.19 BDT per USD versus a parallel close of 127.23 BDT, a premium of +4.12%.
- Was the BDT black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 127 BDT on Aug 18, 2026, a change of +0.18%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Bangladesh in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Bangladeshi Taka history or today's live rate.