Dhaka, July 2 -- The government has decided to keep interest rates on national savings certificates unchanged for the July-December period, citing the interests of middle-income families.

Currently, investors can earn a maximum return ranging from 11.77 percent to 11.98 percent, depending on the investment amount and maturity period.

On Thursday, the Finance Division's Internal Resources and Debt Management Wing informed the Internal Resources Division (IRD) that profit rates for the July-December period would remain unchanged.

Farhana Jahan Upama, an official of the Internal Debt Management Wing who signed the letter, said the National Savings Directorate under the IRD will issue a formal notification.

The directorate had earlier iss...