Customs officials on Monday seized 150 gold bars, weighing 17.5 kg, from a flight at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram.
Khairul Kabir, assistant manager of the airport, said a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines landed at the airport from Abu Dhabi in the morning.
Tipped off, a team of customs officials conducted a drive in the flight and recovered the gold bars in an abandoned condition.