Jewellers have inflated the gold price by Tk 1,283 to Tk 98,444 per bhori on the market in Bangladesh.
The standing committee on pricing and price monitoring of Bangladesh Jeweller’s Association (BAJUS) made the decision at a meeting on Saturday.
The new tariffs will come into effect on Sunday.
The price of 22-carat gold is now Tk 8,440 per gram while it is Tk 8,055 for 21-carat, said a press release signed by committee chairman MA Hannan Azad.
The price of 18-carat gold has been fixed at Tk 6,850 a gram while that of traditional gold Tk 5,755.
The price of 22-carat silver is Tk 147 per gram while 21-carat Tk 140 and the price is Tk 120 per gram of 18-carat silver and Tk 90 for traditional one.
Bd-pratidin English/Golam Rosul
