Jewellers have increased the price of gold by Tk 1,050 to Tk 79,315 per bhori (11.66 grams) on the local market due to a price hike in the international market.

Jewellers have increased the price of gold by Tk 1,050 to Tk 79,315 per bhori (11.66 grams) on the local market due to a price hike in the international market.

According to the new price chart of Bangladesh Jewellers Samity (BAJUS) effective from Wednesday, the price of 22-carat gold is now Tk 79,315 per bhori while it is Tk 75,699 for 21-carat gold.

The price of 18-carat gold has been fixed at Tk 64,968 a bhori and that of traditional one at Tk 54,062 each bhori, according to a press release.

The price of silver (Rupa) will remain unchanged.

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