Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained a suspected smuggler with four gold bars weighing over two kilograms along the Sultanpur border in Darshana upazila of Chuadanga on Thursday.
The arrestee is Kusum Poddar, 47, son of Harisadhan Poddar of Tungibhoran village under Tongi police station of Gazipur.
A media release of BGB said a team of the border force conducted a drive in Hatatpara rail crossing area along the Sultanpur border on information that a consignment of gold will be smuggled to India from Bangladesh.
Sensing the presence of Kusum Poddar, the BGB personnel challenged him and detained him from the area around 7am, it said.
Later, the four gold bars worth Tk 2.20 crore were recovered from his possession.
A case was filed with the Darshana police station and the gold bars were deposited to the govt exchequer, the release added.
