Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- The central bank of Bangladesh held auctions for BDT 5,850 million in bills and BDT 1,500 million in bonds this week, treasury officials said.  

The auction for 30-day Bangladesh Bank bills was conducted onAug.10 last. The implicit yield against the respective tenor was 1.00 percent.

An auction of 15-year Treasury bond was held on Aug.11 where the implicit yield declined by 80 basis points to close at around 8.59 percent, they added.

BBN/SS/SI/AD-15August09-12:26 am (BST)