BB buys $100m through auction

The Bangladesh Bank on Thursday purchased $100 million from six commercial banks through multiple auction methods.

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

Accordingly, total purchases stood at $565 million in May and $6,238.50 million in FY2025-26.

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