Gold price jumps to record high
Business Desk
Gold price has skyrocketed by Tk1,085 to the highest-ever Tk119,544 per bhori as jewellers inflated the price of the precious metal in the Bangladeshi market amid a price hike for pure gold.
The standing committee on pricing and price monitoring of the Bangladesh Jeweller’s Association (BAJUS) took the decision at a meeting on Sunday.
The price of 22-carat gold is now Tk10,249 per gram while it is Tk 9,783 for 21-carat, reads a press release signed by the committee Chairman Masudur Rahman.
The price of 18-carat gold has been fixed at Tk8,385 a gram while that of traditional gold at Tk6,933 a gram. The new rate will come into effect from Monday, the release added.
The price of 22-carat silver is Tk180 per gram while 21-carat Tk172 and the price of 18-carat silver is Tk147 per gram and Tk110 for traditional ones.
