The price of gold in the country’s market has increased again. The new price for the highest-quality 22-carat gold per bhori (11.664 grams) has been set at Tk 181,550, up by Tk 2,718, marking a new record high.
The increase follows a rise in the local market price of pure gold (tejabi gold). According to the Bangladesh Jewellers’ Association (BAJUS), the new prices will take effect from Monday, September 8. On Sunday, September 7, BAJUS’s Standing Committee on Pricing and Price Monitoring held a meeting and decided to raise the prices, which was later confirmed in a statement signed by committee chairman Masudur Rahman.
Earlier, gold prices had been increased in four phases on August 27, August 31, September 2, and September 4. BAJUS cited the rise in local prices of tejabi gold and the overall market situation as the reason for the new increase. Under the latest revision, the price of 22-carat gold per bhori has increased by Tk 2,718 to Tk 181,550, 21-carat gold by Tk 2,601 to Tk 173,304, 18-carat gold by Tk 2,228 to Tk 148,541, and traditional method gold by Tk 1,901 to Tk 123,063.
Previously, on September 4, the price of 22-carat gold per bhori had been increased by Tk 3,044 to Tk 178,832, 21-carat gold by Tk 2,905 to Tk 170,703, 18-carat gold by Tk 2,484 to Tk 146,313, and traditional method gold by Tk 2,123 to Tk 121,166. Those were the highest rates until Sunday. From Monday, the new record prices will be in effect.
Despite the rise in gold prices, silver rates remain unchanged. The price of 22-carat silver per bhori is Tk 2,811, 21-carat silver is Tk 2,683, 18-carat silver is Tk 2,298, and traditional method silver is Tk 1,726.