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BB buys $100m through dollar auction
Greenwatch Desk
Banking
2026-05-21, 9:51pm
Bangladesh Bank (BB) today purchased $100 million from six commercial banks through multiple auction methods.
According to central bank data, it bought dollars at the rate of Taka 122.75.
Accordingly, total purchases stood at $565 million in May 2026 and $6,238.50 million in FY 2025-26.
Sources said the BB purchased the dollars as part of its strategy to stabilize the Taka against the US dollar and revitalize remittance and export inflows, reports BSS.