BB buys $104m through dollar auction | Business

DHAKA, Oct 06, 2025 (BSS) - Bangladesh Bank (BB) today purchased US$104 million from eight 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 at the rate of Tk121.78-121.80. Talking to BSS, a senior official of the central bank said BB has intervened in the market by purchasing US dollars from commercial banks through an auction aiming to keep the exchange rate of the BDT against the greenback stable. He also said the central bank will sell the US dollar to banks through...