Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- Bangladesh Bank (BB) continues its intervention in the foreign exchange market, purchasing additional US dollars from commercial banks to stabilise the forex market and support remittance inflows and export earnings.

The central bank bought around $141.5 million (Tk 14 crore 15 lakh) from 13 banks through auctions on Monday.

The exchange rate on the day ranged between Tk 122.29 and Tk 122.30 per US dollar, with the cut-off rate fixed at Tk 122.30.

This follows a similar transaction earlier this month. On December 11, Bangladesh Bank purchased about $149 million (Tk 14 crore 90 lakh) from 16 banks, with exchange rates ranging from Tk 122.25 to Tk 122.29 and a cut-off rate of Tk 122.29.

The central bank launched its do...