Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Saturday claimed to have detained a man with 30 gold bars worth over Tk 2.53 crore at Benapole border in Sharsha upazila of Jashore district, reports UNB.
The detainee has been identified as Asiqur Rahman, 36, son of Abdur Razzak of Balunda village in Benapole.
Tipped off, a team of BGB-21 conducted a drive in the Goga area and detained Ashiqur with the gold bars while he was about to sneak into India in the afternoon, said commanding officer of BGB-21, Lieutenant Colonel Tanvir Ahmed.
The market value of the seized gold bars is Tk 2.53 crore. "He has been handed over to Sharsha police," the commanding officer added.
Bd-pratidin English/Tanvir Raihan
