The Dhaka Times Desk Have you ever heard of blue diamonds? If you really haven't heard, today there is a story of a blue diamond worth 2 thousand crore rupees for you!
You might be surprised to hear. The value of so many diamonds is 2,000 crores! Many will look on in disbelief, that's normal. But in reality, the price of this blue diamond is 2 thousand crore rupees.
The diamond is to be sold in Geneva, Switzerland. Sotheby's Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels have taken the initiative to sell this 8.1 carat square-shaped 'sky blue diamond'. It is believed that it is likely to sell for 25 million USD. Its price in Bangladeshi currency is 2 thousand crores.
Diamond expert Tabias Carmind says, 'This mind-blowing blue color carries a special significance. This is the highest possible color of a diamond.'
Blue diamonds are quite rare in the world. However, the prices of other colored gemstones have also increased in recent times. However, the demand for blue diamonds has increased in recent years. This blue diamond has already been set in a ring. Fancy this mind-blowing color is embellished with natural hues. This color classification is done by the US Zoological Institute.
Note that diamond brooches were historically worth between 3 and 50 million US dollars in Russia around the 18th century. Which was 17.7 carats.
Before this, in 2015, Joseph Lau, a wealthy businessman from Hong Kong, made headlines around the world by buying a blue diamond of 12.3 carats for 484 million US dollars (about 3 thousand 840 million rupees).
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