Man held with foreign currencies at Dhaka airport

Source: Star file photo

Customs authorities arrested a man with foreign currencies worth Tk 50 lakh at Shahjalal International Airport last night.

Acting on secret information, a team of customs arrested Saidur Rahman, 30, near the No. 3 boarding bridge around 8:45pm, reports Bangla daily Prothom Alo quoting Madhab Bikash Dev Roy, assistant commissioner of airport customs.

Customs officials searched a trolley bag Saidur carrying with him and found the currencies -- Euro, Saudi riyal, Qatari Riyal, United Arab Emirates Dirham and Brunei Dollar -- stashed inside.

The arrestee was about to board a flight of Tiger Airways to go to Singapore, the customs official said.

A case was filed with Airport Police Station.