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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
When law enforcers become criminals
Such sinister and premeditated actions raise grave concerns about whether our law enforcers are scrupulous enough to serve citizens.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Vietnam shooters lacked training bullets, PM says
Vietnam's prime minister admits Olympic hopefuls faced inadequate training equipment before the games, including a lack of bullets in shooting, a discipline that won the nation's first ever gold.
Family tragedy behind historic US hurdles sweep
Kristi Castlin dedicates her 100m hurdles medal to victims of gun violence after helping the United States claim a historic podium sweep in the event.
Bolt fires into 200m Olympic final, Gatlin out
Usain Bolt will race the 200m final on Thursday after comfortably winning his semi-final, but there is no place for American rival Justin Gatlin as he fails to qualify.
McLeod brings Jamaica more glory, Rio crowds slammed over abuse
Jamaica unleashes a new sprint sensation as Omar McLeod takes the Rio Olympics 110m hurdles on Tuesday.
China's Cao Yuan wins men's 3m springboard
Cao Yuan shakes off the pressure of being the only Chinese diver left in the field -- a rarity in Olympic finals -- to deliver China's fifth diving gold medal.
Drouin joins Canadian greats with high jump gold
Canada's Derek Drouin overcomes a quality field to add the Olympic high jump crown to his world title after a cliff-hanger of a final in Rio.
Kenya's Kipyegon trumps Dibaba for 1500m gold
Kenya's Faith Kipyegon produces a startling last-lap sprint to outpace favourite Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia to win the Olympic women's 1500m gold.
Brazil going after gold
The only major silverware missing from Brazil's glittering cabinet is an Olympic gold. The five-time world champions came
China's hopes of Olympic badminton sweep dashed
China's hopes of repeating their 2012 Olympic sweep of all five badminton gold medals are shattered when both their pairs are knocked out in the semi-finals of the mixed doubles.
Two more to immortality
Everything stood still. Even the lottery draw in Jamaica was delayed, but Usain Bolt hit the jackpot last night, continuing his dominance in the sprints.
