gold smuggling

4.4kg of gold left on plane at Dhaka airport

Customs Intelligence officials recovered 38 gold bars weighing over 4.4 kilogrammes from a plane at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka this morning

A monologue on the beasts among us

As I stand before the heap of fresh meat, my thoughts turn to the slain politician who was hacked to death

How far does the gold syndicate’s reach go?

Involvement of law enforcers, public officials must be investigated

Nothing mentioned in budget to stop gold smuggling: Bajus

The baggage rule should be amended to stop gold smuggling, the association said in budget reaction

Cabin crew held with 2kg gold at Dhaka airport

A cabin crew of Saudi Airlines was detained along with around two kilograms of gold at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka last night

34 kg gold seized at Sylhet airport, 4 passengers held

Customs intelligence officials today seized over 34kg gold and detained four passengers in connection with the recovery from a Bangladesh Biman flight at Osmani International Airport in Sylhet

5% advance tax on gold import goes

The government is set to withdraw a 5 per cent advance tax on the import of gold in the fiscal year of 2022-23 to encourage the import of the precious metal through formal channels and discourage smuggling.

Using expats to smuggle gold

In the name of sending gifts to dear ones, several syndicates have been using expatriates to smuggle gold into Bangladesh.

Couple held in Bandarban for smuggling gold worth Tk 3 crores from Myanmar

Police have arrested a couple in Bandarban for allegedly smuggling gold bars worth Tk three crores from Myanmar to Bangladesh.

November 28, 2019
November 28, 2019

Man held with over 6kg of gold ornaments at Dhaka airport

Customs officials detain a man with 6.60 kilogrammes of gold ornaments worth Tk 3.21 crore at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital.

July 13, 2019
July 13, 2019

2 Biman staffers held with 38 gold bars at Dhaka airport

Two staffers of Biman Bangladesh Airlines are detained with 38 gold bars weighing around four kilogrammes at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka.

July 7, 2019
July 7, 2019

Chinese man held with gold bars at Dhaka airport

A Chinese national has been detained with 28 gold bars weighing over three kilogrammes at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in capital Dhaka.

May 9, 2019
May 9, 2019

Chinese national held with 2.8kg gold at Ctg airport

A Chinese citizen was held with 24 gold bars, weighing around 2.8 kilogrammes, at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram yesterday. Fan Ronggui, 30, a passenger of flight no. DG-148 of a Biman Bangladesh flight from Dubai, was detained with gold worth Tk 1.20 crore found inside a rechargeable light

April 9, 2019
April 9, 2019

23.4kg gold seized from Biman plane

The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate officials recovered some 200 gold bars weighing about 23.4kg from two toilets of a Bangladesh Biman Airlines aircraft at Shah Amanat International Airport in the port city yesterday.

April 8, 2019
April 8, 2019

23.4kg gold seized at Chattogram airport

Officials of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) recover 200 gold bars weighing 23.4 kilogrammes from the toilets of a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram.

November 23, 2018
November 23, 2018

4 held with 56 gold bars in Kalyanpur

Law enforcers arrest four alleged members of an international smuggling gang with 56 gold bars from Dhaka’s Kalyanpur area.

August 16, 2018
August 16, 2018

Myanmar national held with gold in Teknaf

Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard detain a Myanmar national for allegedly smuggling gold ornament weighing 8.77 bhori in Teknaf of Cox’s Bazar.

May 17, 2018
May 17, 2018

9kg gold seized at Dhaka airport

Customs officials seizes 80 gold bars weighing 9.28 kilogrammes from a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka early today.

May 6, 2018
May 6, 2018

60 gold bars seized from Biman’s microbus at Dhaka airport

Customs officials seize 60 gold bars weighing 6.96 kilogrammes from a microbus of Biman Bangladesh Airlines and detained the driver of the vehicle at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.