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.

August 15, 2015
August 15, 2015

18 gold bars seized at Dhaka airport, 1 held

Customs Intelligence recovered 18 gold bars worth about Tk 1 crore from Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

August 9, 2015
August 9, 2015

Man held with 10 gold bars in Chandpur

Railway police arrested a man along with 10 gold bars from Chandpur Railway Boro Station in the district town on Saturday night.

August 2, 2015
August 2, 2015

5 held with 12.5kg gold in Dhaka

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) seized 12.5 kilograms of gold in Dhaka’s Khilgaon area and detained five people in this connection.

July 15, 2015
July 15, 2015

Senior Etihad Airways airport officer involved in gold smuggling, arrested with passenger

A security officer with Etihad Airways is found involved in gold smuggling at Mumbai airport as he receives gold smuggled by a passenger in cigarette packet, reports The Indian Express.

June 23, 2015
June 23, 2015

12kg gold seized in Chittagong, 3 held

Police detain three people and seize a total of 120 gold bars weighing 12 kg from their private car in Ruby Gate area of Chittagong city.

June 15, 2015
June 15, 2015

3 held with 36 gold bars at Dhaka airport

Dhaka Customs House members detains three people with 36 gold bars and ornaments, weighing 3.9 kg, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

May 30, 2015
May 30, 2015

Biman airbus seized for carrying smuggled gold

Customs Intelligence officials seize a Biman Bangladesh Airlines aircraft for carrying smuggled gold at Dhaka airport.

May 12, 2015
May 12, 2015

38kg gold bars seized at Ctg airport, 2 held

Customs officials seize 325 gold bars, weighing around 38 kilogrammes, at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong and detain two passengers in this connection.

March 31, 2015
March 31, 2015

3.24kg gold seized at Dhaka airport

Customs Intelligence seize 3.24 kilogrammes of gold from the possession of two Bangladeshi passengers at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

March 20, 2015
March 20, 2015

Gold worth Tk 90 lakh seized in Ctg airport

Customs intelligence officials recover 16 gold bars weighing two kilogrammes and detained a passenger of an Air Arabia flight at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong