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BB buys $223.50mn through dollar auction
Greenwatch Desk
Banking
2026-01-06, 5:00pm
Bangladesh Bank (BB) today purchased US$223.50 million from 14 commercial banks through multiple auction methods as part of its ongoing strategy to curb the depreciation of the US dollar against the taka and revitalise the remittance and export sectors.
According to central bank data, it bought dollars today at the rate of Tk 122.30.
Accordingly, total purchases stood at $411 million in January 2026 and $3,546.50 million in FY 2025–26 to date, reports BSS.