Jashore: Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a man with gold bars worth over Taka 20.54 lakh from Baulia Bazar area in Sadar upazila last night. The arrested was identified as Shariful Islam, 56, a resident of Kakdanga Dakshin Keragachi village under Kalaroa Police Station in Satkhira district.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, acting on a tip-off, a team of the battalion conducted a drive in the area around 8:30 pm. They arrested Shariful and recovered two gold bars weighing 118.75 grams after searching his body, as detailed in a press release issued by BGB-49 Battalion.
BGB-49 Battalion Commander Lieutenant Colonel Saifullah Siddiqui stated that during primary interrogation, the detained Shariful Islam confessed that he was on his way to the Benapole border to smuggle the gold bars to India. He had collected them from smugglers in Dhaka's Dholaipar area.
A case has been filed against Shariful, and he has been handed over to Jashore Kotwali Police Station for further legal action, the BGB commander added.