smuggling

A border area in Tekanf. File photo: TBS
Crime

10 sued over smuggling of construction materials to Myanmar using forged Teknaf UNO letter

The case has been filed under the Special Powers Act, with charges of document forgery and smuggling

Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Elephant found dead in Ctg; tusk, nails reportedly smuggled

Police present the five suspected smugglers along with seized goods before the media on 5 April 2025. Photo: Courtesy
Crime

5 arrested with 1.15 kg gold, electronics, foreign cigarettes in Ctg’s Patenga

Two men arrested by Teknaf police for attempting to smuggle juice, soft drinks, milk, and muri to Myanmar on 7 March. Photo: Courtesy
Crime

Two arrested while 'smuggling' 143 cartons of milk, juice, soft-and-energy drinks, 60kg muri

File photo of Benapole land port in Jashore. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Scanner installed at Benapole port to check smuggling

A Border Security Force (BSF) official stands in front of the gates of the India-Bangladesh international border in Petrapole, India, October 16, 2024. REUTERS/Sahiba Chawdhary
South Asia

Grains for gold: Indian export curbs drive boom in barter smuggling

Photo shows foreign currency including Saudi Arabian Riyals, Omani Riyals, and UAE Dirhams worth Tk50.58 lakh that was confiscated on Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport on Wednesday, 4 December 2024. Photo: Collected
Crime

Man caught in Ctg airport trying to smuggle Tk50 lakh worth foreign currency inside vegetables

Cenbank trims Export Development Fund to $2.51b amid allegations of smuggling
Bangladesh

Cenbank trims Export Development Fund to $2.51b amid allegations of smuggling

The recovery of Phensedyl bottles and other drugs has recently increased alarmingly at the port, exposing a fragile security measure there, sources said. Photo:UNB
Bangladesh

Drug smugglers thrive at Benapole as scanners remain dysfunctional

BGB members at a press conference with a man detained over smuggling whale vomit on 7 October. Photo: BGB
Crime

Man detained with Tk21cr worth whale vomit in Teknaf

Photo:TBS
Bangladesh

10,000-kg smuggled Indian sugar seized in Habiganj

Saudi Riyals and UAE Dirhams seized at Shah Amanat International Airport on 19 September 2024. Photo: TBS
Crime

Foreign currency worth Tk2.44 crore seized at Ctg airport

Dr Salehuddin Ahmed. Sketch: TBS
Economy

Repatriation of money smuggled abroad discussed with US delegation: Salehuddin