Dhaka, Nov. 10 -- Yields on treasury bills (T-bills), particularly those of longer tenures, rose on Sunday as banks appeared increasingly reluctant to invest their surplus liquidity in government securities ahead of the upcoming national elections.

The cut-off yield on the 182-day T-bills climbed to 10.30 per cent from 10.00 per cent, while the 364-day T-bill yield increased slightly to 10.04 per cent from 9.99 per cent.

In contrast, the 91-day T-bill yield fell to 10.09 per cent from 10.24 per cent, reflecting short-term adjustments in investor preference and liquidity management, according to the latest auction results.

On the day, the government borrowed Tk 75 billion by issuing three types of T-bills to partly meet its budget defic...