22-carat gold now Tk 240,628 following price raise

Gold prices in the market have been raised by Tk 3,849 per bhori for 22-carat gold, taking the price of one bhori, or 11.664 grams, to Tk 240,628 including VAT.

The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) announced the new price on Thursday. The revised price came into effect at 10AM on August 20.

The decision was taken at a meeting of the BAJUS Standing Committee on Pricing and Price Monitoring. A notice signed by committee chairman Dr Dewan Aminul Islam Shaheen confirmed the price adjustment.

The latest increase comes just five days after BAJUS raised the price of 22-carat gold jewellery by Tk 2,158 on August 15.