Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- Auction of 05-Year Bangladesh Government Treasury Bonds (BGTB) was held on Tuesday, officials said.
Of which 18 bids amounting total of BDT 4.9950 billion were offered against pre-targeted amount of BDT 6.50 billion. Of those, nine bids amounting total of BDT 556.80 million was accepted and BDT 2.6932 billion was distributed among primary dealers (PDs).
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.
Accordingly BDT 3.25 billion was devolved on Bangladesh Bank, the central bank said in its auction result.
The coupon rate of the accepted bid was 11.4800 percent.
Currently, four government bonds - five-year, 10-year, 15-year and 20-year -are being traded in the markets.
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