Members of Aviation Security Force of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Monday seized huge amount of foreign currencies including 5.47 million Saudi riyals and 20,200 Singapore dollars worth Tk 125.1 million from a carton at the airport.
Group Captain AHM Touhid-ul-Ahsan, executive director of the airport, said the carton of a courier service named 'Star Express Line' was scheduled to go to Singapore from Export cargo village of the airport.
Suspecting something wrong, a member of the Aviation Security Force checked the carton and found the foreign currencies, according to UNB.
However, no one was arrested in this connection.