18 gold bars weighing 2.411kg seized in Chuadanga

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have arrested two people with 18 gold bars weighing 2.411 kg in Chuadanga district on Tuesday.

Lt. Col. Md. Nazmul Hasan, Commander of BGB's Chuadanga Battalion (6 BGB) confirmed the seizure of the gold bars and the arrest.

He said, acting on a tip-off, the BGB personnel seized the gold bars at 1:10pm today after searching a bus of ‘Purbasha Paribahan’ coming from Dhaka.

The smugglers were moving to India through Chuadanga border, he added.

The arrestees were identified as Md. Rafiqul Islam (42), son of the late Khoda Box of Pirpurkullah village in Damurhuda upazila of Chuadanga, and Md. Liton Khan (26), son of Md. Moslem Uddin of Hossainpur village in Debidwar upazila of Comilla.

worth around Tk 3 crore from a passenger bus

The estimated value of the seized gold bar is Tk2,93,78,213, the release added.

A case was filed with Chuadanga Sadar Police Station in this connection.