BDT black market rate on Oct 12, 2026: 127.55 per USD
On Monday, October 12, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 127.55 BDT on Bangladesh's parallel (black) market at the close of observations so far. The day opened at 126.93 BDT, reached a high of 127.58 and a low of 126.59, a trading range of 0.99 BDT (0.78%).
Across 212 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 127.34 BDT and the average price received when selling dollars was 127.98 BDT. Over the session the Bangladeshi Taka weakened against the dollar (+0.49% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Oct 12, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Bangladesh on this date was 123.14 BDT per USD. The parallel-market close of 127.55 BDT therefore implied a premium of +3.58% over the official rate — a moderate gap consistent with limited but functioning official access to foreign exchange.
How Oct 12, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Oct 11, 2026, close 126.93 BDT), the rate moved +0.49%.
One week earlier (Oct 5, 2026) the close was 127.16 BDT, so the weekly change was +0.31%.
Thirty days earlier (Sep 12, 2026) the close was 126.26 BDT, a +1.02% 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 Oct 12, 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 Oct 12, 2026?
- The USD to BDT parallel market rate closed at approximately 127.55 BDT per US dollar on Monday, October 12, 2026, after trading between 126.59 and 127.58 BDT.
- How much did the BDT move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 126.93 to a close of 127.55 BDT, the parallel rate moved +0.49% on Oct 12, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market BDT rate on that date?
- The official rate was 123.14 BDT per USD versus a parallel close of 127.55 BDT, a premium of +3.58%.
- Was the BDT black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 126.93 BDT on Oct 11, 2026, a change of +0.49%.
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.