Gold price rises again after three consecutive cuts
Bajus raises 22-carat gold price by Tk 5,482 per bhori after three consecutive cuts.
Bangladesh Jewellers Association (Bajus) has raised the price of gold in the domestic market after three consecutive rounds of cuts, increasing the rate of 22-carat gold by Tk 5,482 per bhori.
With the latest adjustment, the price of 22-carat gold, including VAT, now stands at Tk 2,37,362 per bhori (11.664 grams), according to Bajus in a notice issued this morning (3 September).
The new price came into effect from 10am the same day.
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The association said the hike was necessitated by a rise in the price of pure gold (tejabi) in the local market.
Along with 22-carat gold, prices of other categories have also been revised. The new price of 21-carat gold has been set at Tk 2,26,690 per bhori, 18-carat gold at Tk 1,94,614 per bhori, and traditional (sanatan) gold at Tk 1,58,980 per bhori, all inclusive of VAT.
Bajus said the revised rates will remain effective at all jewellery shops until further notice, though making charges will continue to apply depending on ornament design. Since VAT is already included in the sale price of gold and silver ornaments, it cannot be charged separately to customers.
The association's existing rules on exchange and repurchase of ornaments, excluding VAT, making charges, and stone prices, will remain unchanged.
The previous price adjustment was made on September 2, when Bajus cut the price of 22-carat gold by Tk 4,374 per bhori, bringing it down to Tk 2,31,880. At the time, 21-carat gold was priced at Tk 2,21,441 per bhori, 18-carat at Tk 1,90,123, and traditional gold at Tk 1,55,306 per bhori.
So far in 2026, gold prices have been adjusted 111 times in the domestic market, increased 56 times, decreased 54 times, and revised once due to a VAT adjustment.
Along with gold, the price of silver has also been increased. The price of 22-carat silver, including VAT, has been raised by Tk 116 per bhori to Tk 5,132. The new price of 21-carat silver stands at Tk 4,957 per bhori, 18-carat at Tk 4,257, and traditional silver at Tk 3,208 per bhori.
Silver prices have been adjusted 68 times so far in 2026, with 35 rounds of increases and 33 rounds of decreases.
