Dhaka, Bangladesh, Nov. 17 -- The central bank of Bangladesh has expedited its foreign currency support to the commercial banks to help settle their import payment obligations, particularly for oil, officials said.

The Bangladesh Bank, or BB, sold US$73 million to the banks during the last three days to help them meet the growing demand for the greenback.

On Thursday, some $48 million was sold to three state-owned commercial banks (SoCBs), while $5.0 million and $20 million were provided to a state bank on Wednesday and Tuesday respectively, according to the officials.

Talking to the BBN, a senior official of the Bangladesh Bank (BB) said the central bank has extended its foreign currency support to the public banks for import payment ...