Man held with 58 gold bars in Chuadanga

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained a man with 58 gold bars from the Damurhuda frontier area in Chuadanga on Thursday.

The detainee was identified as Rakibul Islam, a resident of Nastipur village in Damurhuda upazila.

BGB-6 Director Shah Md Ishtiaque said acting on a tip-off, a team of the border force conducted a raid at Nastipur around 11:00am and apprehended Rakibul with the gold bars weighing 9.860kg.

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A case was filed with the Darshana police station in this regard.