Staff Reporter :
The Customs Authorities seized gold bars and ornaments weighing 14 kgs from two siblings at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the city on Friday.
Acting on a tip off, the Customs Officials arrested the two brothers — Mamun Khan, 39, and Murad Khan, 30, and recovered the gold bars and ornaments from their possession, said Rezaul Karim, chief of preventive team of Dhaka Customs.
Rezaul, also the Assistant Commissioner of Dhaka Customs House, said as soon as the two brothers
arrived at HSIA at 12:30pm by a flight of Tiger Airlines from Singapore, they detained them and searched the body.
“The gold bars and ornaments were hidden in specially made belts warped around the two brothers’ waists, he said, adding the market price of the seized gold bars and ornaments is estimated around Tk 7.50 crore. The recovered gold would be deposited with the Bangladesh Bank.
A case has been filed with the Airport Police Station in this connection.
The Customs Authorities seized gold bars and ornaments weighing 14 kgs from two siblings at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the city on Friday.
Acting on a tip off, the Customs Officials arrested the two brothers — Mamun Khan, 39, and Murad Khan, 30, and recovered the gold bars and ornaments from their possession, said Rezaul Karim, chief of preventive team of Dhaka Customs.
Rezaul, also the Assistant Commissioner of Dhaka Customs House, said as soon as the two brothers
arrived at HSIA at 12:30pm by a flight of Tiger Airlines from Singapore, they detained them and searched the body.
“The gold bars and ornaments were hidden in specially made belts warped around the two brothers’ waists, he said, adding the market price of the seized gold bars and ornaments is estimated around Tk 7.50 crore. The recovered gold would be deposited with the Bangladesh Bank.
A case has been filed with the Airport Police Station in this connection.
