BDT black market rate on Oct 18, 2026: 127.93 per USD
On Sunday, October 18, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 127.93 BDT on Bangladesh's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 127.2 BDT, reached a high of 128.28 and a low of 127, a trading range of 1.28 BDT (1.01%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 127.59 BDT and the average price received when selling dollars was 128.37 BDT. Over the session the Bangladeshi Taka weakened against the dollar (+0.57% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Oct 18, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Bangladesh on this date was 123.09 BDT per USD. The parallel-market close of 127.93 BDT therefore implied a premium of +3.93% over the official rate — a moderate gap consistent with limited but functioning official access to foreign exchange.
How Oct 18, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Oct 17, 2026, close 127.16 BDT), the rate moved +0.60%.
One week earlier (Oct 11, 2026) the close was 126.93 BDT, so the weekly change was +0.79%.
Thirty days earlier (Sep 18, 2026) the close was 127.23 BDT, a +0.55% 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 18, 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 18, 2026?
- The USD to BDT parallel market rate closed at approximately 127.93 BDT per US dollar on Sunday, October 18, 2026, after trading between 127 and 128.28 BDT.
- How much did the BDT move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 127.2 to a close of 127.93 BDT, the parallel rate moved +0.57% on Oct 18, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market BDT rate on that date?
- The official rate was 123.09 BDT per USD versus a parallel close of 127.93 BDT, a premium of +3.93%.
- Was the BDT black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Higher: the previous observed close was 127.16 BDT on Oct 17, 2026, a change of +0.60%.
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.