Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- Auction Five-Year Bangladesh Government Treasury Bonds (BGTB) was held on Tuesday, officials said. 
Sixteen bids amounting total of BDT 4.26 billion were offered. Of those, two bids amounting total of BDT 620 million were accepted and BDT 3.38 billion was devolved on primary dealers. 
“The coupon rate of the accepted bids was 7.9600 percent per annum,” a central bank press statement said. 
 
BBN/SI/SSR-19Oct10-8:55 pm (BST)