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Gold hits record high, oil prices slide

Gold hit a record high on Friday as global stock markets diverged, with profit-taking on Wall Street while European and Asian markets gained on reassuring data about the...

Two Myanmar nationals arrested with 29.15 kg gold in Cox’s Bazar

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh have arrested two Myanmar citizens along with 29.15 kgs of gold ornaments worth Tk 28.75 crore at a house at Hinla under Teknaf upazila in Cox’s Bazar district.....

Thiam thinking of pain, not history

Belgium’s Nafissatou Thiam said years of suffering lay behind her Olympic success after she clinched a historic treble of heptathlon golds on Friday...

France, Britain win triathlon golds

France’s Cassandre Beaugrand and Britain’s Alex Yee won gold as the Paris Olympics triathlon went ahead Wednesday in a huge relief for organisers, and the star-studded USA chased a spot in the men’s basketball quarter-finals...

Nadal ‘not comfortable’ ahead of Olympics bid

Rafael Nadal will head to the Paris Olympics chasing a third gold medal but admitted his ‘level was so far from what it should be’ after losing in the Bastad clay-court final on Sunday.

4.42kg of gold seized at Dhaka airport

The Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation seized 4.42 kilogrammes of gold from a flight at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Bangladesh capital Dhaka early Wednesday....

Venezuela signs gold deal with Turkey

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has signed an agreement with Turkey to extract gold in his country’s south where large areas have been devastated by...

No more 24-carat gold under baggage rules

Titled ‘Promise to Construct a Happy, Prosperous, Developed, and Smart Bangladesh’, finance minister Abul Hasan Mahmood Ali unveiled the budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2024-25, totaling Tk 7 lakh 97 thousand crore....

150 bhoris of gold disappear from Islami Bank locker in Ctg

A social worker on Sunday alleged that about 150 bharis of her gold jewellery disappeared from a locker of Ismali Bank in the port city...

Saudi Airlines cabin crew held with 2kg gold at HSIA

Law enforcement agencies arrested a Bangladeshi cabin crew member of Saudi Airlines on Tuesday night at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, along with two kilograms of gold...

Maradona family bid to block 1986 World Cup 'Golden Ball' trophy sale

Diego Maradona's heirs have taken legal action in France to block the controversial sale of the Argentine football legend's 'Golden Ball' trophy from the 1986 Mexico World Cup.

Two Chinese citizens held with 46 gold bars at HSIA

The officials of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate on Thursday arrested two Chinese citizens along with 46 gold bars from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka...

Gold hits record high as Iran shock triggers haven support

The price of gold hit a record high Monday as the shock death of Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash boosted support for the precious metal seen as a haven investment...

Gold heist probe report submission deferred to June 30

A Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Monday extended till June 30 the deadline for submitting the probe report of a case filed over some 55 kilograms of gold theft from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport’s customs house’s warehouse.....

Activists oppose commercial release of GM rice

Rights activists at a press conference on Monday asked the government not to release genetically modified variety Golden Rice for commercial production in...

Record gold prices take shine off London jewellers

Surrounded by glass-fronted display cabinets filled with shimmering gold bracelets and necklaces at London’s Pakeeza Jewellers store, manager Zahid Khan laments the impact of record-high prices of the precious metal...

Philippine court’s decision defends food sovereignty

BANGLADESH has a wide diversity of rice and vegetables, but two genetically modified food crops — Bt brinjal and golden rice — are being promoted unnecessarily. This is unfortunate and shameful...

Gold price drops to Tk 1,12,616 a bhari

Bangladesh’s jewellers on Sunday decreased the price of 22-carat gold by Tk 315 a bhari (11.664 grams), setting the new price of the precious metal at Tk 1,12,616 a bhari with immediate effect, after decreasing the price by Tk 630 a bhari on Saturday....

Gold price drops to Tk 1,12,931 a bhari

Bangladesh’s jewellers on Saturday decreased the price of 22-carat gold by Tk 630 a bhari (11.664 grams), setting the new price of the precious metal at Tk 1,12,931 a bhari with...

Gold price now Tk 1.14 lakh a bhari

Bangladesh’s jewellers on Tuesday decreased the price of 22-carat gold by Tk 590 a bhari (11.664 grams), setting the new price of the precious metal at Tk 1,13,561 a bhari with immediate effect...

Gold price drops more

The Bangladesh Jewelers Association has reduced the price of gold again by Tk 2,139 a bhari (11.664 grams) after the price of the precious metal drop on the local market...

Gold price cut to Tk 1,16,290 a bhari

Bangladesh’s jewellers on Tuesday decreased the price of 22-carat gold by Tk 3,133 a bhari (11.664 grams), setting the new price of the precious metal at Tk 1,16,290 a bhari with immediate effect, after increasing the price by Tk 630 a bhari on Sunday.....

1kg gold seized at Ctg airport

The members of the National Security Intelligence and Customs Intelligence seized one kg of gold from three Dubai returnees at Shah Amanat International Airport on Monday...

Gold price rises again to reach Tk 1,19,423 a bhari

Bangladesh’s jewellers on Sunday increased the price of 22-carat gold by Tk 630 a bhari (11.664 grams), setting the new price of the precious metal at Tk 1,19,423 a bhari with immediate effect...

Gold price falls slightly after record surge

Diverse designs, affordable prices propel popularity of imitation jewellery

In Bangladeshi culture, gold jewellery has long symbolised prosperity, tradition, and familial bonds, gracing every socio-cultural and religious festival with its revered presence...

Gold price hits fresh record at Tk 1,19,638 a bhari

Bangladesh’s jewellers on Thursday increased the price of 22-carat gold by Tk 2,307 a bhari (11.664 grams), setting the new price of the precious metal at Tk 1,19,638 a bhari in Bangladesh market with immediate...

2 held with 40 gold bars worth over Tk 4cr

Members of the Border Guard Bangladesh arrested two people along with 40 gold bars weighing 4.63 kilograms at village Choygharia of Moheshpur upazila in Jhenaidah...

Souls begins golden jubilee tour in USA

Popular Bangladeshi band Souls has begun its golden jubilee celebration tour in the USA...

$65,000 gold teacup stolen from Japanese department store

A Japanese department store discovered a golden teacup worth over 10 million yen ($65,000) had been stolen on Thursday, after it was showcased in an unlocked box....