BGB seizes Indian goods worth Tk25 lakh in Sunamganj
The seized goods will be handed over at the customs office, says BGB Sunamganj-28 Battalion Captain AKM Zakaria Qadir
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized Indian bidi (mini-cigars) worth Tk4.2 lakh and Indian sarees worth Tk20.7 lakh during separate raids in Bishwambarpur and Sunamganj Sadar upazilas early today (28 April).
BGB Sunamganj-28 Battalion Captain AKM Zakaria Qadir confirmed the seizures, adding that the seized goods will be handed over at the customs office.
Sunamganj-28 BGB sources said that personnel from Chinakandi Border Outpost (BOP) conducted a raid at Dhanpur in Bishwambarpur upazila around 1am.
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They recovered 10,080 packets of Indian bidi from Shildowar, approximately 150 yards inside Bangladesh from border pillar 1209/5-S.
Besides, BGB personnel of Chinaura BOP conducted a raid at around 5:30am in the Chinaura area of Rangarchar Union in Sunamganj Sadar upazila and seized 345 pieces of Indian sarees that were left unclaimed.
