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

Of which 19 bids amounting total of BDT 5.0 billion were offered against pre-targeted amount of BDT 5.0 billion and all the bids amounting total of BDT 5.0 billion were accepted.

“The coupon rate of the accepted bids was 8.5000 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 markets.

BBN/SSR/AD-06Dec11-11:53 am (BST)