Customs officials detained a Bangladesh-origin US national along with 59 gold bars at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Tuesday morning.
The detainee has been identified as Shahnaj Chowdhury.
A preventive team of the Dhaka Customs detained her around 8:40am when she was about to board a flight to the US via Dubai.
Toriqul Islam, assistant revenue officer of Dhaka Customs, said that legal action will be taken against the detainee.
