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Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Bangladesh Taka remained almost stable against the US dollar during the evening transactions on Thursday in the inter-bank foreign exchange (forex) market.
The US dollar was quoted at maximum BDT 80.57 – BDT 80.60 during the evening trading.
During the opening trading today the US dollar was quoted at BDT 80.58 – BDT 80.60 unchanged from the previous working level in the inter-bank foreign exchange market.
“Local currency remained almost stable against the US dollar despite higher inflow of remittance ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr, the greatest religious festivals of Muslims,” a senior treasury official of a leading commercial bank told the BBN in Dhaka Thursday evening.
“The existing trend of the local currency against the US dollar may continue in the coming days,” said another treasury official of another bank.
On Wednesday, the greenback was quoted at maximum BDT 80.58 – BDT 80.60 during the evening trading.
The greenback was quoted BDT 80.60 at Tuesday closing.
On Monday, the US currency was quoted at maximum BDT 80.58 – BDT 80.60 during the evening trading.
On Sunday, the American currency was quoted at maximum BDT 80.57, that means, it remained the same as on last Thursday as Sunday is the weekend in international market.
Bangladesh foreign exchange market remained closed on Friday and Saturday as those were weekend in Bangladesh.
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