BB buys $25m through dollar auction

Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Thursday purchased US$25 million from two commercial banks through multiple auction methods.

According to central bank data, it bought dollars at the rate of Tk122.75.

Accordingly, total purchases stood at $101 million in June 2026 and $6,416.50 million in FY 2025-26.

Sources said the BB purchased the dollars as part of its strategy to stabilise the Taka against the US dollar and revitalise remittance and export inflows.