DMD Circular Letter No. 03: Time schedule of Bangladesh Government Bill/Bond Auction, Sukuk and BGIIB Auction, Open Market Operation, Inter Bank Repo, Secondary Trade (OTC & TWS) and EDS Money platform transaction during Ramadan.

Bangladesh Bank
(Department of Monetary Management)
Head Office
Motijheel, Dhaka-1000
Bangladesh
Phone: 88-02-9530010-75, 9530700-59, Fax: 88-02-9566212, Email: dmd@bb.org.bd 17 February 2026

Managing Director / Chief Executive
All Scheduled Banks and Financial Institutions operating in Bangladesh

Dear Sir,

Regarding the revised time schedule for transactions of Treasury Bill/Bond, Sukuk and BGIIB Auction, Open Market Operation, Inter Bank Repo, Secondary Trade (OTC & TWS) and EDS Money platform transaction during the holy month of Ramadan.

The time schedule for transactions of Bangladesh Government Treasury Bill/Bond, Sukuk and Bangladesh Government Islamic Investment Bond (BGIIB) Auction, Open Market Operation, Inter Bank Repo, Secondary Trade (OTC & TWS) and EDS Money platform transaction during the holy month of Ramadan is determined as follows:

S.No.	Associated Activity	Applicable Time Schedule during Ramadan
1.	Open Market Operation (OMO) / Open Market Purchase / Open Market Sale (OMPO/OMPP/OMPS) / Open Market Open Purchase	9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
2.	Open Market Purchase of Treasury Bills (OMPTB)	9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
3.	Inter Bank Repo / Inter Bank Reverse Repo (IBR/IBRR)	9:30 AM to 1:30 PM
4.	Inter Bank Forward Repo (IBFR)	1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
5.	Open Market Sale / Secondary Trade (OTC)	9:30 AM to 2:30 PM
6.	Secondary Trade (TWS)	9:30 AM to 1:30 PM

2. Additionally, all activities on the EDS Money platform will be conducted from 9:30 AM to 3:45 PM. It is noted that the current normal time schedule will resume after the holy month of Ramadan ends.

Yours faithfully,

(Soheli Afrin)
Director (DMD) (In-charge)
Phone: 02-9530130

DMD Circular Letter No.-03
4 Falgun 1432
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