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

February 4, 2016
February 4, 2016

Gold prices to go up

Gold prices will go up by Tk 1,225 a bhori in the local market from Saturday to reflect the rising bullion prices in the international market in recent weeks.

January 27, 2016
January 27, 2016

Not much found in probe yet

Police are yet to arrest anyone for smuggling 250 gold bars recovered on Monday from a market in Chittagong.

January 19, 2016
January 19, 2016

12kg gold seized at Dhaka airport

Customs officials recover approximately 12 kilogrammes of gold bars, worth Tk six crore at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

January 12, 2016
January 12, 2016

Made of gold! Magical Messi is the most dominant player of all time

Lionel Messi is rewriting football history. Before the emergence of the Argentine attacker just over a decade ago, the game's records were spread out among a select band of legends. But now there are hardly any left for anyone else.

January 6, 2016
January 6, 2016

Biman staff held over smuggled gold

Law enforcers arrest a staff of Biman Bangladesh Airlines in connection with last month’s seizure of 125 smuggled gold bars at Shahjalal airport in Dhaka.

December 23, 2015
December 23, 2015

14.5kg gold seized at Dhaka airport, 4 held

Two women among 4 held at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport today with 14.5kg gold, worth around Tk 7 crore, concealed in their waist.

December 15, 2015
December 15, 2015

Nazi gold train: 'No evidence' of discovery in Poland

There is no evidence that a Nazi train rumoured to be carrying gems and gold has been found in Poland, experts say.

December 15, 2015
December 15, 2015

2 Ctg cops held over gold snatching

Three persons including two policemen have been arrested over an incident of snatching gold from a trader in Chittagong city back in September 21.

December 7, 2015
December 7, 2015

'Huge gold' recovered at Dhaka airport

Customs intelligence officials recover a huge amount of gold from inside a flight from Kuala Lumpur at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

September 20, 2015
September 20, 2015

4kg gold seized at Dhaka airport

Custom officials detain a man with 36 gold bars weighing 4 kilogramme at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka this morning.