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Smuggler held with gold bars worth Tk 2.48 crore in Chuadanga

Greenwatch Desk Border 2026-04-13, 12:45pm

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Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Monday detained a suspected smuggler along with 10 gold bars worth approximately Tk 2.48 crore during an anti-smuggling drive in Chuadanga.


The detainee was identified as Alamgir Khan,55, son of the late Badal Khan of Mobarakpara in Darshana, Damurhuda upazila.

Tipped off, a BGB team conducted a dive at Darshana Railway Station in the morning after receiving information that gold was being smuggled to India, said Lieutenant Colonel Nazmul Hasan, commanding officer of Chuadanga-6 BGB.

Later, law enforcers intercepted a suspect who attempted to flee after being signaled to stop.

He was detained and a search led to the recovery of two packages wrapped around his waist with tape, containing 10 gold bars weighing 1.166 kgs, reports UNB.

A case was filed in this connection and the seized gold will be deposited with the Chuadanga Treasury Office, he added.