Cleaner held with Tk 3 cr gold at Dhaka airport

Customs officials held a cleaning staff of Civil Aviation authority, Bangladesh on Thursday carrying 36 pieces of gold bars at Hazrat Shahjalal international Airport in Dhaka.

The arrested is Mohammad Surujuzzaman.

Acting on a tip off, a team of customs officials of Dhaka Customs House challenged Surujuzzaman at 11:30 am in front of health counter of the airport as his movement was suspicious.

The gold bars were recovered from the pockets of his pants covered with scotch tapes.

The estimated cost of the golbars around Tk 3 crore, said the customs officials.

Md Abu Sayeed, Assistant Revenue Officer (preventive) of Dhaka Customs House, filed a case in this regard with Airport Police Station.