gold
The curious case of vanishing gold
The recent revelation of 12,000 bhori of gold mysteriously vanishing from Bangladesh Samabaya Bank Ltd could not have come at a more opportune moment.
Gold pushed to new records as India demand reignites
India, the world's second largest consumer of gold jewellery, cut the import tax on gold in July to six percent from 15 percent, sparking a significant increase in appetite for gold jewellery, bars and coins
149 bhori gold go missing from Ctg Islami Bank’s locker
Although the incident was discovered in the afternoon of May 29, neither the bank officials nor the client has lodged a complaint so far
He wore 16 pieces of clothes, hid 4.4kg gold!
After an over five-hour-long flight from UAE’s Sharjah, Mohammad Shaheed Mia landed at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at precisely 8:41am on Friday.
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
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.
Bangladesh raises gold prices again
Jewellers have hiked gold prices by Tk 1,831 to Tk 117,281 a bhori (11.664 grammes)
Gold price hits new record again
Jewellers are selling each bhori of gold at Tk 119,637 from 7pm today
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
9.5 Kg gold seized at Dhaka airport, 5 held
Customs and Customs Intelligence officials in separate drives seize around 9.5 Kg gold and detain five people at Dhaka airport.
Cabin crew held with gold at Dhaka airport
Customs intelligence detain a cabin crew of Kuwait Airways with over 500 grammes of gold at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
12kg gold seized at Dhaka airport
Customs officials seize 12 gold bars, weighing around 12 kilogrammes and worth around Tk 6 crore, from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
3.24kg gold seized at Dhaka airport
Customs Intelligence seize 3.24 kilogrammes of gold from the possession of two Bangladeshi passengers at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
Gold hidden in gaming device seized at airport
Customs intelligence have seized eight gold bars weighing 800 grams concealed in an electronic device at Postal Freight Unit at Dhaka airport
Biman employee held over gold smuggling
Customs Intelligence arrested an employee of Biman Bangladesh Airlines in connection with a gold smuggling case.
Gold price falls
The Bangladesh Jewellers’ Association has reduced the price chart of different kinds of gold.
27kg gold seized from NKorea diplomat at Shahjalal
Customs authority seized 170 gold bars weighing 27 kilogrammes from a North Korean diplomat at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.