Resolution criteria

• Resolves YES if Bangladesh Bank’s official “Exchange rate of Taka” page shows any “Day’s highest” interbank USD/BDT strictly greater than 130.00 on any Bangladeshi business day from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 (Dhaka time). Otherwise NO. (bb.org.bd)

• Primary source for verification: Bangladesh Bank — Exchange rate of Taka (interbank USD/BDT “Day’s highest”). If that page is unavailable for the relevant dates for 7+ days after December 31, 2025, fallback source is Bangladesh Bank’s FX Market Spot Reference Rate (RR) — resolve YES only if the 5:00 PM RR exceeds 130.00 during 2025. (bb.org.bd, bb.org.bd)

• “Exceed” means >130.00, not equal to 130.00. All times are Bangladesh Standard Time (UTC+6).

Background

• Bangladesh Bank publishes daily interbank USD/BDT with “Day’s lowest,” “Day’s highest,” and weighted average rate; recent prints (e.g., August 21, 2025) show highs around 121.65. (bb.org.bd)

• A crawling-peg framework and a Tk 1 maximum bank spread were introduced in 2024–2025; the mid-rate was lifted to Tk 119 in early January 2025. (thedailystar.net)

• Market trackers (e.g., Investing.com) show a 52‑week range roughly 117.5–122.9, well below 130 as of mid‑2025. (investing.com)

Considerations

• Only official interbank rates count. Kerb/parallel-market rates are excluded even if they exceed 130. (bb.org.bd)

• If the BB site changes layout/URL but continues publishing the same series, the market will use the updated page hosting the interbank “Day’s highest.” (bb.org.bd)