Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-The REPO auction of Bangladesh Bank for commercial banks and financial institutions was held on Wednesday, a central bank senior official told BBN.
The Bangladesh Bank provided BDT 17.24 billion through Repo auction on the day to the commercial banks while the primary dealers (PDs) were received over Tk 44.55 billion as special liquidity support, according to the BB official.
The central bank of Bangladesh earlier selected 15 PDs - 12 banks and three non-banking financial institutions - to handle government securities in the secondary market.
BBN/SSR/AD-05Jan11-8:48 pm (BST)
