Government Securities Investment Window of Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC will bring you the well-diversified range of securities at competitive yield.

Government Securities Investment Window is one of the most active teams in managing Government Treasury securities in the market, with the ability to source well diversified range of securities at competitive yield.

Through our investment window, clients (both individual and institutional) can invest in Treasury Securities issued by Bangladesh Government. The government issues Treasury Bills and Bonds to borrow funds from the market. Treasury Bills are short term starting from 3 months to 1 year and are issued at discount. Treasury Bonds are coupon-bearing long-term investment instruments starting from 2 years to 20 years. The government issues these bills and bonds through the central bank.

Key features
  • Any individual or corporation can invest in these instruments.
  • The minimum denomination of investment is BDT 1.00 lac. There is no upper ceiling for the investment amount.
  • Return is risk-free as the issuer is the Government.
  • In the case of the Treasury Bill, investors will receive discount income at the maturity of the bill.
  • Investors will receive a fixed semi-annual coupon amount, in the case of a Treasury Bond for the remaining term of the bond.
  • A 5% tax is deducted at source while crediting the coupon/discount income to the investor’s account.
  • Apart from the regular tenors, broken tenor bills and bonds can be served as per investors’ requirements.
  • Investors will be able to sell bonds to CBC as and when required.
  • Investor needs to open a Business Participant ID (BP ID) with Bangladesh Bank and this process will be carried forward by CBC on behalf of a client.
  • To ensure faster and safer transactions, it is recommended to open an account with CBC
Who can invest?
  • Residents and non-residents
  • Institutional investors
  • Insurance Companies
  • Corporates
  • Provident funds
  • Pension funds
  • Mutual Funds
Contact details

You can reach out to our Government Securities Investment Window as stated below:

Office Address and Telephone No. Responsible Officer
Head Office Hadi Tower, House: NW(K)-1, Road: 50, Kemal Ataturk Avenue, Gulshan-2, Dhaka - 1212 Ph: +880 2 48810010 Fahim Lodhi, Manager, Mob no.: +880 1844080460, e-mail: fahimlodhi@combankbd.com
Motijheel Branch Hadi Mansion, 2 Dilkusha C/A, Dhaka - 1000, Ph: +880 2 47114623 Mohammed Wajedul Hoque Khan, Head of Branch, Mob no.: +880 1819229366, e-mail: wajedulhoque@combankbd.com
Corporate Branch Hadi Tower, House: NW(K)-1, Road: 50, Kemal Ataturk Avenue, Gulshan-2, Dhaka - 1212 Ph: +880 2 48810010 Mustafa Ekram Aolad, Head of Branch, Mob no.: +880 01844080454, e-mail: mustafaekramaolad@combankbd.com
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