Bangladesh Jewelers Association (BAJUS) has announced a third price hike for gold this month. This time, price has increased by Tk 1,365 per bhori.
The new price of 22-carat bhori of gold will be Tk 1,42,791. It was Tk 1,41,426 so far.
According to a press release signed by Masudur Rahman, Chairman of the BAJUS Price Determination and Price Monitoring Standing Committee, on Wednesday, the new price will be effective from Thursday (January 30).
The best quality or 22-carat gold will be sold at Tk 1,42,791 per bhori, 21-carat at Tk 1,36,306 per bhori, 18-carat gold at Tk 1,16,827 per bhori, and Tk 96,018 per bhori gold 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 Tk 2,578, 21-carat is Tk 2,449, 18-carat is Tk 2,111 and traditional silver is Tk 1,586.
According to BAJUS, when buying gold and silver, the buyer will have to add 5 percent VAT and 6 percent wages to the fixed price. That is, now if the buyer wants to buy 22-carat gold, it will cost Tk 1,56,983 (gold price is Tk 1,42,791, VAT is Tk 7,140 and wages are Tk 8,667).