Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)– The central bank of Bangladesh held auctions for BDT 9,000 million in bills and BDT 1,500 million in bonds in the last week.

The auction for 91-day, 364-day and 30-day Bangladesh Bank bills was conducted in the last week where the implicit yield for 91-day bills increased by 24 basis points to 1.35 percent.

The weighted average yield of 364-day bills declined by 8 basis points to 4.15 percent, the treasury officials said.

An auction of a 15-year Treasury bond was held on September 8 last where the implicit yield increased by 21 basis points to close at 8.80 percent.

BBN/SS/SI/AD-11September09-10:34 pm (BST)