301kg touchstone idol recovered in Dinajpur

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered a touchstone idol weighing about 301 kilograms from Phulbari upazila in Dinajpur district on Tuesday afternoon, reports news agency UNB.

Some workers found the idol while digging soil under a government project along Amra border in Kazihal union of the upazila, said locals.

A team of the BGB-29 led by Commandant Lt Col Alamgir Kabir recovered the idol, they said.

BGB officer Alamgir said the market price of the idol is around Tk 30 million.