Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) - Auction of 15-Year Bangladesh Government Treasury Bonds (BGTB) were held on Tuesday, officials said.
Nine bids amounting total of BDT 2.1125 billion were offered against pre-targeted amount of BDT 2.75 billion. Of those, two bids amounting total of BDT 517.50 million were accepted and BDT 2.2325 billion was devolved on primary dealers (PDs).
The coupon rate of the accepted bids was 11.6500 percent, according to the auction result.
The central bank of Bangladesh earlier selected 15 PDs -- 12 commercial banks and three non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) -- to deal with government securities in the secondary market.
Currently, four government bonds - five-year, 10-year, 15-year and 20-year -are being traded in the markets.
BBN/SSR/AD-21Mar12-2:30 am (BST)
