BB buys $171m to stabilise currency market

Bangladesh Bank has purchased $171 million from 16 commercial banks to stabilise the foreign exchange market.

The central bank bought $171 million from 16 commercial banks on Wednesday, through a multiple price auction system, with both the exchange rate and cut-off rate set at Tk 122.30 per dollar, Bangladesh Bank Executive Director and spokesperson Arif Hossain Khan confirmed.

With this transaction, the central bank has bought a total of $389.5 million in two rounds so far this February.
During the 2025–26 fiscal year, Bangladesh Bank has acquired dollars in multiple auction rounds, bringing total purchases to $4.323 billion.

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