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Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Wednesday detained two people with 70 gold bars worth Tk 6.52 crore and seized a car from the Kaira border area in Benapole of Jashore.
The detainees were identified as Shafiqul Islam, son of late Deben Morol of Putkhali village under Benapole and Hannan Pradhan, son of late Ratan Pradhan of Chandpur district.
Tipped off, a team of BGB-21 intercepted a car while it was trying to cross the border in the Panch Kaira Ambagan area in the evening, said Lieutenant Colonel Tanvir Rahman, commanding officer of BGB-21.
BGB personnel seized the gold bars from the car and detained the duo, he said.
Bd-pratidin English/Golam Rosul
