Gold price jumps to Tk1.56 lakh per bhori, effective from Thursday
This time, price of gold has increased by Tk 1,365 per bhori
Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) has announced price hike for gold for the third time this month.
This time, price of gold has increased by Tk 1,365 per bhori.
The new price of 22-carat gold per bhori will be Tk1,42,791, an increase from Tk 1,41,426 previously.
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According to a press release today (29 January) signed by Masudur Rahman, chairman of the BAJUS Price Determination and Price Monitoring Standing Committee, the new price will be effective from Thursday.
The best quality or 22-carat gold will be sold at Tk1,42,791 per bhori, 21-carat at Tk1,36,306 per bhori, 18-carat gold at Tk1,16,827 per bhori, and Tk96,018 per bhori in the traditional method.
Although the price of gold has been increased, the price of silver remains unchanged.
According to the category, the price of 22-carat silver per bhori is Tk2,578, 21-carat is Tk2,449, 18-carat is Tk2,111 and traditional silver is Tk1,586.
According to BAJUS, when buying gold and silver, the buyer will have to add 5% VAT and 6% wages to the fixed price, which means that if the buyer wants to buy 22-carat gold, it will cost Tk1,56,983 (gold price is Tk1,42,791, VAT is Tk7,140 and wages is Tk8,667).
