Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a man along with seven gold bars from Jibannagar upazila of Chuadanga district on Saturday.
The arrestee is Jewel Hossain, 38, son of Abdul Khaleq of Darshana Dakshinchandpur village under Damurhuda upazila.
Director of the BGB-58 in Maheshpur, Lieutenant Colonel Masud Parvez Ran said, a team of Natunpara Border Outpost (BOP) took position in the area after being tipped off that a consignment of gold would be smuggled to India through the border in Mollabari Morr in Jibannagar upazila.
Jewel was arrested on suspicion and later seven gold bars weighing 829.27 gm were recovered from his possession after checking, he said.
The gold was deposited to the treasury office while a case was also filed in this connection, the BGB officer added.
