Customs officials detained a man along with 28 gold bars, weighing 3 kg, from Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport on Sunday, officials said.
Deputy Commissioner of Chattogram Customs, Niamul Hasan said a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines BG-136 from Jeddah landed at the airport in the morning, reports UNB.
During scanning, the customs officials suspected the existence of metal objects in the luggage of a passenger, whose name could not be known immediately, and challenged him.
Later, they seized the gold bars from his luggage.