Dhaka, March 25 -- The yields on two-type of long-term treasury bonds jumped on Tuesday as banks showed reluctance to invest their excess liquidity in the securities ahead of the Eid festival.

The cut-off yield, generally known as interest rate, on the 15-Year Bangladesh Government Treasury Bonds (BGTBs) rose to 12.28 per cent on the day from 11.36 per cent earlier while the yield on the 20-Year BGTBs stood at 12.54 per cent from 12.05 per cent, according to the auction results.

The government borrowed Tk 30 billion through issuing the BGTBs on the day to partially meet its budget deficit.

Currently, five government bonds, with tenures of two, five, 10, 15 and 20 years, respectively, are traded on the market.

On the other hand, four t...