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.

January 29, 2018
January 29, 2018

6kg gold seized from Indian citizen at Dhaka airport

Customs officers have seized gold, in the shape of beads, from an Indian citizen at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

November 7, 2017
November 7, 2017

Biman staff held for helping to smuggle gold at Dhaka airport

Customs Intelligence officials detain an employee of Biman Bangladesh Airlines for helping to smuggle gold bars weighing 732 grams at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

October 26, 2017
October 26, 2017

3 held with 9kg gold in Dhaka

Detectives have detained three alleged members of a gold smuggling ring along with 80 gold bars, weighing 9.33 kilogrammes, in Airport Road area of Dhaka.

June 9, 2017
June 9, 2017

Govt, traders to blame for gold smuggling: TIB

Lack of policy and absence of implementation of law are responsible for gold smuggling in the country, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) says.

June 7, 2016
June 7, 2016

2 kg gold seized at Dhaka airport

In two separate drives, custom officials detain two persons with around 2 kilogrammes of gold from their possession at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

May 3, 2016
May 3, 2016

Gold bars found in man’s rectum

Six bars of gold are recovered in a man’s rectum at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

February 2, 2016
February 2, 2016

6kg gold seized under plane seat at Dhaka airport

Customs officials seize gold bars weighing around 6 kilograms from underneath the seat of a flight coming in from Doha at Dhaka airport.

December 15, 2015
December 15, 2015

2 Ctg cops held over gold snatching

Three persons including two policemen have been arrested over an incident of snatching gold from a trader in Chittagong city back in September 21.

November 15, 2015
November 15, 2015

Indian citizen held with gold at Dhaka airport

Customs officials detain an Indian national with gold weighing four kilograms at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

September 20, 2015
September 20, 2015

4kg gold seized at Dhaka airport

Custom officials detain a man with 36 gold bars weighing 4 kilogramme at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka this morning.