Guides
Where the numbers on this site come from, how to read them, and what to check before you buy or invest.
- How to tell an official phone: checking the IMEI How to check a phone's IMEI against BTRC's register before you buy, and what separates an official phone from an unofficial one in Bangladesh. 3 min read
- Reading gold prices: bhori, karat, VAT and making charge Bhori, ana, rati and grams; how 22, 21 and 18 karat differ; how to read BAJUS's prices; and what a piece of jewellery really costs. 3 min read
- How the dollar rate is set: bid, ask and the average rate What bid, ask and the weighted average rate (WAR) mean in Bangladesh Bank's dollar rate, why banks' rates differ, and which rate to watch. 2 min read
- Savings certificates (Sanchayapatra): rates and how to buy Rates on Bangladesh, family, pensioner and three-monthly savings certificates, the Tk 7.5 lakh tier, tax at source, and what to know before you buy. 3 min read
- Calculating zakat: nisab, what counts, a worked example The gold and silver nisab, what it comes to in taka at today's prices, which assets count, and a step-by-step example at 2.5%. 2 min read
- How fuel and LPG prices are set in Bangladesh The automatic pricing formula for diesel, octane, petrol and kerosene, how BERC sets the monthly LPG price, and what to check when you buy a cylinder. 2 min read