80 gold bars seized at Dhaka airport

Gold bars recovered from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Thursday. Photo: Customs house
Gold bars recovered from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Thursday. Photo: Customs house

Customs officials recovered 80 gold bars weighing 9.28-kg from a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport early Thursday.

A team of customs officials raided the flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, BG-087, after it had landed at the airport from Kualalampur around 4:30 am, said customs inspector Ataul Islam.
The team, led by deputy commissioner (customs) Fahmida Mehzabin found the gold bars worth Tk 46.80 million wrapped in black scotch tape under a seat, he added.
No one was arrested in this connection, reports UNB.