US national held with 59 gold bars at Dhaka airport
Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA). File Photo: UNB
Customs officials have detained a Bangladeshi-origin US national with some 59 gold bars at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka.
The detainee has been identified as Shahnaj Chowdhury.
A preventive team of the Dhaka Customs detained her at around 8:40am on Tuesday as she was about to board a flight to the US via Dubai.
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Toriqul Islam, assistant revenue officer of Dhaka Customs, said that legal action will be taken against the detainee.
