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Saturday | September 19, 2026 | Dhaka

Gold worth Tk 1.176cr seized at Ctg airport

 National Desk
 Published: 12:01 AM, 19 September 2026

Authorities seized 534 grams of gold worth Tk 1.176crore from the luggage of a passenger arriving from Muscat at Shah Amanat International Airportin Chattogram on Friday.

The detained passenger was identified as Mohammad Hasan Murad, a resident of Nasirnagar area under Raozan upazila of Chattogram.

He arrived at the airport on a SalamAir flight (OV-401) from Muscat at around 8:30 am today. Airport Public Relations Officer Engineer Mohammad Ibrahim Khalil confirmed the seizure.

A joint team comprising officials from the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), National Security Intelligence (NSI) and Customs Intelligence conducted a search of the passenger’s luggage after noticing his suspicious movements while he was leaving the customs hall, he said.

The search led to the recovery of 106 grams of gold jewellery, 425 grams of gold bars/ingots and three grams of gold paste.

The total market value of the seized gold was assessed at Tk 11,760,000, the official said. The seized gold was handed over to Airport Customs for further legal action.

Meanwhile, Customs Intelligence is preparing to file a case against the detained passenger in connection with the seizure, he added.