Man held with 1.75kg gold in Satkhira

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a man today, along with 1.75 kg gold, from the Laxmidari border near Bhomra land port in Satkhira Sadar upazila.

The arrestee is Hafizul Islam (35) of Bhomra village in the upazila.

Tipped off, a team of BGB conducted a drive in the nearby area and arrested Hafizul around 7:00 am, said Commanding officer of BGB-33 Battalion, Lt Col Al Mahmud.

Later, BGB members recovered the gold from Hafizul's possession.