Central Bank Purchases Over 1 Billion Dollars in December

The Chronify

December 30, 2025

In December, the Bangladesh Bank has purchased more than 1 billion USD through multiple auctions.

The Bangladesh Bank has purchased over 1 billion USD in December, continuing its efforts to stabilize the local currency and maintain foreign exchange reserves. On Tuesday, December 30, the central bank’s Executive Director and spokesperson, Arif Hossain Khan, confirmed that the bank had acquired an additional 89 million USD (or 8.9 crore USD) from seven commercial banks through auctions.

The exchange rate for the transaction was set at 122.30 BDT per USD. This brings the total amount of dollars purchased by the central bank in December to 1.009 billion USD.

Earlier in the 2025-26 fiscal year, the central bank had conducted several auctions to purchase USD. As of now, a total of 3.135 billion USD has been bought by Bangladesh Bank to ensure liquidity and support the national economy.