Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- Auction of 10-Year Bangladesh Government Treasury Bond (BGTB) was held on Tuesday, officials said.
Sixteen 16 bids amounting total of BDT 1.3185 billion were offered against pre-targeted amount of BDT 6.50 billion. Of those, 10 bids amounting total of BDT 953.6 million were accepted and BDT 1.05 billion was devolved on Bangladesh Bank (BB).
Accordingly BDT 2.2778 billion and BDT 2.2186 billion were distributed among primary dealers (PDs) and non-PD banks respectively.
The coupon rate of the accepted bid was 11.7500 percent, according to the auction result.
Currently, four government bonds - five-year, 10-year, 15-year and 20-year -are being traded in the markets.
BBN/SSR/AD-12Sept12-8:05 am (BST)
