DMD Circular Letter No. 08: Time schedule of Bangladesh Government Bill/Bond Auction, Sukuk and BGIIB Auction, Open Market Operation, Inter Bank Repo, Secondary Trade (OTC & TWS) and EDSMoney 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 February 27, 2025

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

Dear Sir,

Re: Revised time schedule for Treasury Bill/Bond, Sukuk and BGIIB Auction, Open Market Operation, Inter Bank Repo, Secondary Trade (OTC & TWS) and EDSMoney platform transactions during the holy month of Ramadan.

The time schedule for 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 EDSMoney platform transactions during the holy month of Ramadan is determined as follows:

S.No	Related Activity	Applicable Time Schedule During Ramadan
1.	Primary Auction of Treasury Bills/Bonds/Sukuk (PAABSS) / Primary Auction of Islamic Bonds	9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
2.	Open Market Operations (OMO)	9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
3.	Inter Bank Repo / Inter Bank Reverse Repo (IBR/IBRR) / Overnight Call Money (OCM)	9:30 AM to 1:30 PM
4.	Inter Bank Forward Repo (IBFR)	1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
5.	Open Market Sale/Purchase (OMS/OMP)	9:30 AM to 2:30 PM
6.	Secondary Trade (ST)	9:30 AM to 1:30 PM

Furthermore, all activities on the EDSMoney platform will be conducted from 9:30 AM to 3:45 PM. It is noted that the current normal time schedule will resume immediately after the holy month of Ramadan has passed.

Yours faithfully,

(Isteyak Hossain)
Director (DMD)
Phone: 02-9530131

DMD Circular Letter No.-08
14 Falgun 1431
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