The government has decided to keep yield rates of national savings instruments unchanged for the July-December period of this year.
The Finance Division under the Ministry of Finance in a letter informed the Internal Resources Division (IRD) about the decision on Thursday.
Following the decision, the investors in the state-run savings tools will receive the same profit as before for the next six months. As a result, the maximum profit rate will be from 11.82 per cent to 11.98 per cent depending on the types of schemes.
According to the Finance Division letter, the yield rates of savings schemes are being fixed twice a year -- the first phase is from January 1 to June 30 and the second phase is from July 1 to December 31.
At present, the yield rate of the five-year Bangladesh Sanchayapatra stands at 11.83 per cent for the first slab and 11.80 per cent for the second slab.
For the three-monthly profit-based Sanchayapatra, the interest rate is 11.82 per cent under the first slab and 11.77 per cent under the second slab. In the case of Pensioner Sanchayapatra, the interest rate is 11.98 per cent for the first slab and 11.80 per cent for the second slab.
The rate for Paribar (Family) Sanchayapatra remains at 11.93 per cent for the first slab and 11.80 per cent for the second slab.
For the Post Office Fixed Deposit, the rate will be 11.82 per cent and 11.77 per cent for the first and second slabs respectably.
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