A large consignment of gold has been seized at Hazrat Shah Amanat International Airport. The consignment arrived on Biman Bangladesh Airlines BG-148 flight from Dubai on Saturday morning.
Airport Director Wing Commander Farhad Hossain Khan confirmed the matter. He said, the flight landed at 8:30 a.m., he said. NSI and customs detectives then arrested Civil Aviation Security Belal with 80 gold bars. The weight of 80 piece gold bar weighs 9 kg 280 gram.
Its market value is about Tk 5 crore 35 lakh. An official of the airport customs said that the process of filing a case is underway.
