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Pricing Supplement No. 3 dated March 5, 1998         Registration Nos. 33-52571
(To Prospectus Supplement dated November 25, 1997        and 333-38135
     and Prospectus dated November 21, 1997)                Rule 424(b)(3)

                             BANKBOSTON CORPORATION

                                MEDIUM-TERM NOTES
                   DUE NINE MONTHS OR MORE FROM DATE OF ISSUE

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     Except as set forth herein, the Senior Notes offered hereby are "Floating
Rate Notes" and have such terms as are described in the accompanying Prospectus
Supplement dated November 25, 1997, relating to Floating Rate Notes. This
Pricing Supplement relates to $20,000,000.00 aggregate principal amount of
Senior Notes that are being purchased, as principal, by Chase Securities Inc.
("Chase") for resale to one or more investors at varying prices determined by
Chase. Net proceeds payable by Chase to BankBoston Corporation (the
"Corporation") will be 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior
Notes, or $20,000,000.00, before deduction of expenses payable by the
Corporation.

DTC CUSIP #: 06605TAB8

Principal Amount:  $20,000,000.00

Issue Date (Settlement Date):  March 10, 1998

Stated Maturity Date:  March 10, 2003

Issue Price:  100% of Principal Amount

Interest Rate(s)
     (Fixed Rate Notes):            N/A

Initial Interest Rate
     (Floating Rate Notes):         5.8125%

Interest Payment Dates:             [  ] June 15 and December 15 of each year.
                                    [x] Other:
                                    March 10, June 10, September 10 and December
                                    10 of each year, or the next Business Day.

Record Dates:                       [X ] Fifteenth calendar day (whether or not
                                    a Business Day) immediately preceding each
                                    Interest Payment Date.



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Interest Rate Basis                 [ ] CMT Rate
     (Floating Rate Notes):         [ ] Commercial Paper Rate
                                    [ ] Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate 
                                    [ ] Federal Funds Rate 
                                    [x] LIBOR Telerate 
                                    [ ]  LIBOR Reuters 
                                    [ ] Prime Rate 
                                    [ ] Treasury Rate 
                                    [ ] Other:

Interest Calculation
     (Floating Rate Notes):         [X ] Regular Floating Rate Note
                                    [ ] Floating Rate/Fixed Rate Note
                                       Fixed Rate Commencement Date:
                                       Fixed Interest Rate:
                                    [ ] Inverse Floating Rate Note
                                       Fixed Interest Rate:

Index Maturity
     (Floating Rate Notes):         3 Month LIBOR

Index Currency
(LIBOR Notes):                      U.S. Dollar

Designated LIBOR Page
     (LIBOR Notes):                 Telerate 3750

Designated CMT Telerate
Page (CMT Rate Notes):              N/A

Designated CMT Maturity
Index (CMT Rate Notes):             N/A

Prime Rate Notes
(Floating Rate Notes):              N/A

Spread (Plus or Minus)
     (Floating Rate Notes):         Plus .125%

Spread Multiplier
     (Floating Rate Notes):         N/A

Interest Rate Formula
     (Floating Rate Notes):         LIBOR + .125%



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Interest Reset Dates
     (Floating Rate Notes):         Quarterly, same as Interest Payment Dates

Interest Determination Dates
     (Floating Rate Notes):         2 London Business Days prior to Reset Dates

Calculation Agent (if other
     than the Bank)
     (Floating Rate Notes):         N/A

Minimum Interest Rate
     (Floating Rate Notes):         N/A

Maximum Interest Rate
     (Floating Rate Notes):         N/A

Redemption Date(s):                 N/A

Initial Redemption
     Percentage:                    N/A

Annual Redemption
     Percentage Reduction:          N/A

Holder's Optional
     Repayment Date(s):             N/A

Day Count Convention
     (Floating Rate Notes):         [ ] 30/360 for the period from _____________
                                    to ________________.
                                    [ X] Actual/360 for the period from March
                                    10, 1998 to March 10, 2003.
Original Issue
     Discount Note:                 [ ] Yes
                                    [ X] No

Total Amount of OID:                N/A

Yield to Maturity:                  N/A

Interest Accrual Period:            N/A

Default Rate:                       N/A

Other Provisions: Terms used but not defined in this Pricing Supplement shall
have the meanings specified in the above-referenced Prospectus Supplement.