204 gold bars worth Tk25 crore seized at Dhaka airport

TBS Report

18 May, 2023, 07:40 pm

Last modified: 18 May, 2023, 07:42 pm

204 gold bars worth Tk25 crore seized at Dhaka airport

TBS Report

18 May, 2023, 07:40 pm

Last modified: 18 May, 2023, 07:42 pm

Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka. File Photo: Zia Chowdhury/TBS

Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka. File Photo: Zia Chowdhury/TBS

Customs officials recovered 204 gold bars weighing 23.66kg from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Thursday.

According to customs officials, BG-122 flight of Biman Bangladesh from Muscat landed in Dhaka airport at 11:30am.

Acting on a tip-off, a customs team surrounded the aircraft on the runway and recovered the gold bars from the cargo hold.

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Estimated value of the seized gold is Tk25 crore, said customs officials.

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