Dhaka, Aug. 10 -- Bangladesh Bank has bought another $83 million from 11 banks in an auction to "keep the dollar market stable".

The dollars were bought at rates between Tk 121.47 and Tk 121.50 on Sunday.

It was the fifth round of dollar withdrawals from the market since the central bank made dollar trading market-based.

Arief Hossain Khan, a spokesperson and executive director of the central bank, said the move was aimed at controlling the dollar market, which has helped keep the rates of major foreign currencies steady.

On Thursday, Bangladesh Bank bought $5 million from commercial banks at rates ranging from Tk 121.35 to Tk 121.50.

Earlier, the central bank had purchased about $500 million from commercial banks in three phases at ...