Bangladesh-Origin US National Held with 59 Gold Bars at Dhaka Airport
Desk Report
Published: 19 Apr 2022, 05:02 pm
Gold bars from the vault of a bank are seen in this illustration picture taken in Zurich on November 20, 2014 || Reuters Photo: Collected
Customs officials detained a Bangladesh-origin US national along with 59 gold bars at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Tuesday morning, reports UNB.
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.