Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)– The central bank of Bangladesh held auctions for BDT 3.5 billion in Bangladesh Government Treasury Bills this week, treasury officials said.

The auction was for 182-Days Treasury Bills, conducted on 30-January-2011. The implicit yields for the tenor remained unchanged at 5.50 percent.

An auction of a 10-year Bangladesh Government Treasury Bond was held on February 01 last where the implicit yield decreased by 8 basis points to 9.45 percent.

BBN/SI/AD-4Feb11-5:07 pm (BST)