The country’s jewellers reduced the price of gold by Tk 1,283 to Tk 83,281 a bhori (11.664 gram) as the price of pure gold fell in the local market.
The price of 22-carat gold is now Tk 7,140 per gram while it is Tk 6,815 for 21-carat gold, said a press release of Bangladesh Jeweller’s Association (BAJUS) issued on Wednesday.
On the other hand, the price of 18-carat gold has been fixed at Tk 5,840 a gram and the traditional one at Tk 4,840 each gram.
The price will be effective from Thursday, reads the statement signed by MA Hannan Azad, chairman of the standing committee on pricing and monitoring.
Meanwhile, the price of silver will remain unchanged.
The price of 22-carat silver is Tk 130 per gram and for 21-carat it is Tk 123 per gram, for 18-carat silver the price is Tk 105 per gram and Tk 80 per gram for traditional metal of its kind.
Bd-pratidin English/Golam Rosul
