Gold price hits record Tk1.04 lakh per bhori
The new price will come into effect from Monday.
File photo of Gold ornaments
Gold price in the country has surged to a record Tk1.04 lakh per bhori due to a rise in the rates of pure gold in the local market.
The price of the best quality gold or one bar of 22-carat (11.664 grams) gold has been increased by Tk 1,750 to Tk104,626 per bhori for the first time in the country's history, the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (Bajus) said in a statement on Sunday.
The new price will come into effect from Monday.
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Under the new rate, the price of per gram 22-carat gold has been fixed at Tk8,970.
Besides, the price of per gram 21-carat gold has been fixed at Tk8,565; 18 carat gold at Tk7,340.
Meanwhile, the price of the 22-carat silver has been kept unchanged at Tk147 per gram or Tk1,714 a bhori.
