Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Auction of 15-Year Bangladesh Government Treasury Bond (BGTB) was held on Tuesday, officials said.

Of which 14 bids amounting total of BDT 2.0720 billion were offered against pre-targeted amount of BDT 2.0 billion and all the bids amounting total of BDT 2.0 billion were accepted.

“The coupon rate of the accepted bids was 11.0000 percent per annum,” a central bank statement said.

Currently, four government bonds – five-year, 10-year, 15-year and 20-year -are being traded in the market.

BBN/SSR/AD-21Dec11-9:19 am (BST)