Since the start of 2025, the dollar price has shifted toward being more market-oriented. Bangladesh Bank will compile information on dollar sales and purchases by midday each day and then release the intermediate price. If banks purchase and sell at a price higher than the stated price, they will be subject to fines.

For the purpose of collecting expatriate income, the central bank has already established a maximum exchange rate of 123 taka per dollar. Husne Ara Shikha, the executive director and spokesperson for the central bank, stated that steps have been taken to use a dashboard to monitor the exchange rate.

According to concerned sources at Bangladesh Bank, daily data on dollar sales and purchases will be gathered by noon. We’ll decide on a rate later. A fine ranging from one million taka to five percent of the transaction value may be imposed if you purchase and sell at a price higher than that which was announced.

However, by this year, the International Monetary Fund, or IMF, has recommended that the dollar price be determined by the market. Following that, on Monday, December 30, the top 25 banks involved in foreign exchange transactions met with the central bank. The strategy of the central bank might be announced today, Tuesday, as a notification.

According to Governor Dr. Ahsan H. Mansur, the cost had increased to 126–127 taka in just one week. The price of the dollar has gone back to where it was. Demand and supply drive the market. The currency market price will become bearable if this keeps up. On the other hand, people who purchase and sell dollars at a premium ought to face consequences.