The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Dhaka

The 23rd auction of the treasury bill of different maturities was held at the Bangladesh Bank here yesterday.

According to a Bangladesh Bank press release, Taka 505 crore, Taka 290.90 crore and Taka 222 crore, in grand total Taka 1017.90 crore were offered for the 28-day, 91-day and 182-day bills respectively.

Of those, five bids amounting to a total of Taka 205 crore, three bids amounting to a total of Taka 40.90 crore and three bids amounting a total of Taka 77 crore were accepted for the 28- day, 91-day and 182-day bills respectively.

Besides, Taka 295 crore and Taka 209.10 crore were developed to Bangladesh Bank for the 28-day and 91-day bills respectively and Taka 73 crore was developed to primary dealers for the 182- day bill.

The ranges of the implicit yields of the accepted bids of 28- day, 91-day and 182-day bills were 7.46-7.49 percent, 7.72 percent and 7.96 percent per annum respectively.