gold

Yet another trick to smuggle gold!

At 8:41 in the morning yesterday, Mohammed Shaheed Mia landed at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport after an over five hour-long flight from Sharjah, UAE
18 May 2024, 06:49 AM

Beyond material value: The emotional connection to heirloom jewellery

There’s something special about heirlooms. More than their actual value the worth they hold with memories and sentiments is invaluable.
13 May 2024, 07:10 AM

Bangladesh raises gold prices again 

Jewellers have hiked gold prices by Tk 1,831 to Tk 117,281 a bhori (11.664 grammes)
12 May 2024, 04:39 AM

Gold price hits new record again

Jewellers are selling each bhori of gold at Tk 119,637 from 7pm today
18 April 2024, 14:15 PM

India raises import duty on gold, silver jewellery findings

Indian government has increased the import duty on gold and silver findings15% from 11%, effective from January 22
23 January 2024, 07:35 AM

When law enforcers become criminals

Such sinister and premeditated actions raise grave concerns about whether our law enforcers are scrupulous enough to serve citizens.
5 January 2024, 05:00 AM

Asia shares slip on Middle East woes, higher yields

Asian shares hit one-year lows Monday as the risk of a wider conflict in the Middle East clouded sentiment in a week laden with data on U.S. growth and inflation as well as earnings from some of the world's largest tech companies.
23 October 2023, 05:18 AM

Jewellery industry still depends on informal sources

The jewellery industry has apparently remained largely dependent on unauthorised channels for sourcing gold although there is no direct government bar on importing the precious metal. 
7 September 2023, 00:00 AM

55kg gold theft from customs warehouse may be an inside job: investigators

The gold -- 55.51kg to be precise -- stolen from Dhaka Customs House was taken from 437 separate packs kept inside a customs warehouse at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
4 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Dhaka Int’l Airport: 55kg gold vanishes from customs godown

Approximately 55.5kg gold bars and jewellery worth around Tk 47 crore have been stolen from a customs warehouse at Dhaka airport, officials say.
3 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Gold prices to rise by Tk 1,721 per bhori from tomorrow

Jewellers have decided to increase gold prices by Tk 1,721 per bhori (11.664 grams) from tomorrow.
17 November 2022, 15:56 PM

The evergreen winning combo of black and gold

There are those well-regarded classic colour combinations like black and gold that never go out of style for anybody. Even if we date back to the 1900s when women’s fashion was neat, covered and detailed with ruffles, buttons and lace in layers; black and gold had an upper hand even there. Georgia Hale, a 20th century silent film artist sported black silk dresses with golden tassels.
24 July 2022, 13:15 PM

Sequins in Fashion: shine on you brilliant thing!

All women everywhere are magpies at heart! Give us anything shiny, bright and brilliant and we are sold in a heartbeat! Glitter makes our hearts sing and sequins with all their sparkling glory hits right at the pleasure centres of our brains! For the longest time though sequins and all this shiny have been on the receiving end of relentless flak from naysayers who dismissed it as tacky and inelegant. Anything sequined would be deemed crass and unfashionable, unfit for polite society even where it’d raise many eyebrows and draw inevitable frowns from purists!
18 June 2022, 08:27 AM

Gold price rising: demoralising consumers while a few stands to gain

Recently, gold prices have been in the limelight because of frequent changes in pricing. This has presented consumers and businesses alike with worries, and opportunities.
7 June 2022, 10:13 AM

Gold prices drop in local market

Local jewellers today reduced gold prices by Tk 2,916 to Tk 79,548 a bhori or 11.664 gram as the prices of the precious metal fell on the global market.
26 May 2022, 15:04 PM

Gold prices drop in local market

Gold prices dropped in the local market today thanks to a fall in its global rates.
10 May 2022, 14:36 PM

Swiss made 24K Minted gold bars launched by Shakib Al Hasan’s Reliable Commodities Exchange Co., in association with QRIUS

Shakib Al Hasan, one the most prominent Cricketers of Bangladesh National Cricket Team and also the Chairman of Reliable Commodities Exchange Co. has announced the launching of Swiss made 24K Minted gold bars in variable denominations, in association with QRIUS, a fast-growing lifestyle brand in Bangladesh. You will find these exquisite gold bars for purchase at the Banani outlet of QRIUS.
26 April 2022, 10:12 AM

Man held with 8.5 kg gold at Dhaka airport

Customs officials detain a man and recover around 8.5 kilograms of gold from his possession at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
3 December 2019, 12:19 PM

13 gold bars seized at Ctg airport

Customs officials yesterday recovered 13 gold bars, weighing 1.5kg and worth Tk 65 lakh, from inside a luggage at Chittagong airport.
4 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Gold policy okayed to facilitate its import, export

The government approves the gold policy making the import of the precious metal easier and opening up a new avenue for exports.
23 May 2018, 14:43 PM