The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) has announced an increase in gold prices in the domestic market. Under the new decision, the price of 22-carat gold jewellery, including VAT, has risen by up to Tk2,216 per bhori.
BAJUS announced the decision in a notification on Wednesday. The new prices took effect at 10am.
According to the notification, the new gold prices were decided at a meeting of BAJUS’s Standing Committee on Pricing and Price Monitoring held at 9am.
According to the revised price list, one bhori (11.664 grams) of 22-carat gold, including VAT, has been priced at Tk223,074, up from Tk220,858 on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the price of 21-carat gold has been set at Tk213,043 per bhori. Eighteen-carat gold costs Tk182,950 per bhori, while gold produced under the traditional method has been priced at Tk149,474 per bhori.
Although gold prices have increased, silver prices remain unchanged. One bhori of 22-carat silver costs Tk3,849. The price of 21-carat silver is Tk3,673 per bhori, while 18-carat silver costs Tk3,149 per bhori. Silver produced under the traditional method has been priced at Tk2,391 per bhori.
