BSS, Dhaka :
Customs officials seized 10 gold bars weighing 10 kilograms worth about Taka 5 crore from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital city on Sunday night.
“We, on a secret information, seized 10 gold bars weighing one kilogram each from inside seat number 17/E and 17/F of a Singapore returned flight
(BG-085) of Biman Bangladesh Airlines at the airport around 9.30 on Sunday night,” assistant commissioner of customs Rezaul Karim told BSS.
The estimated cost of the seized gold bars is Taka 5 crore, he also said.
The seized gold will be deposited to the Bangladesh Bank upon completion of the procedures, he added.
A case was lodged to this end.
Customs officials seized 10 gold bars weighing 10 kilograms worth about Taka 5 crore from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital city on Sunday night.
“We, on a secret information, seized 10 gold bars weighing one kilogram each from inside seat number 17/E and 17/F of a Singapore returned flight
(BG-085) of Biman Bangladesh Airlines at the airport around 9.30 on Sunday night,” assistant commissioner of customs Rezaul Karim told BSS.
The estimated cost of the seized gold bars is Taka 5 crore, he also said.
The seized gold will be deposited to the Bangladesh Bank upon completion of the procedures, he added.
A case was lodged to this end.
