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The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) has announced a cut in the price of gold jewellery, including VAT, of up to Tk 3,266 per bhori in the domestic market. The organisation announced this in a notice on Tuesday (13 October) morning. The new prices took effect from 10am today.
According to the new rates, the price of the best-quality, that is 22-carat, gold including VAT has been reduced by Tk 3,266 per bhori and set at Tk 228,031. The price of 21-carat gold has fallen by Tk 3,149 to Tk 217,767 per bhori.
The price of 18-carat gold has been cut by Tk 2,683 to Tk 187,032 per bhori. And the price of gold by the traditional method has fallen by Tk 2,158 to Tk 152,798 per bhori.
Along with gold, the price of silver has also been reduced. Including VAT, 22-carat silver has been set at Tk 4,116 per bhori, down Tk 117; 21-carat at Tk 3,966 per bhori, down Tk 175; 18-carat at Tk 3,441 per bhori, down Tk 116; and silver by the traditional method at Tk 2,624 per bhori, down Tk 59.
