Youth arrested with gold bar worth Tk1.33cr at Satkhira border
Masud Rana, 26, hailing from Lakhmidari village, was arrested from the Lakhmidari border of Bhomra on 7 July. Photo: Collected
The Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) yesterday (7 July) arrested a man in possession of a gold bar worth Tk1.33 crore at Bhomra in Satkhira.
Masud Rana, 26, hailing from Lakhmidari village, was arrested from the Lakhmidari border of Bhomra at 7:30am in the morning, BGB Satkhira 33-Battalion Captain Lt Colonel Md Ashraful Haque said.
Based on a tip-off that gold was being smuggled to India, a raid was conducted at the border area, he added.
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Then Masud Rana was arrested and when searched, a large gold bar weighing 1.67 kg was recovered.
The accused was handed over to the Satkhira Police Station after filing a case, the BGB official said, adding that the gold bar will be deposited at the Satkhira Treasury Office.
