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Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) - The central bank of Bangladesh has sold US$10 million more to four commercial banks to meet the growing demand for the greenback in the market.
The central bank sold the foreign currency to the banks on Tuesday at market rate to settle import payment bills particularly for food grains and fertilizers, according to a senior official of the Bangladesh Bank (BB).
He also said the BB may continue providing such foreign currency support to the banks in line with the market requirement.
The US dollar was quoted at BDT 82.96 in the inter-bank forex market on the day unchanged from the previous level, according to the market operators.
The central bank of Bangladesh has resumed giving the support in the recent months through selling the US currency to the banks directly to keep the market stable.
A total of $1.64 billion was sold to the commercial banks since July 01 of this fiscal year, 2017-18, as part of its ongoing support, according to BB’s latest data.
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