68 gold bars worth Tk 4.73cr found under Biman seats

Customs Intelligence officials recovered 68 gold bars weighing nearly 8kg at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport yesterday morning.

The bars were hidden under four seats of a Biman Bangladesh flight that landed at the airport around 10:30am from Abu Dhabi, Muhammad Mubinul Kabir, director general of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Department, told The Daily Star.

The officials said on prior information they took position at airport's different points and recovered the gold bars. The value of the gold is around Tk 4.73 crore, he said, adding that none was arrested as the bars were left abandoned.