Man held with gold bars worth over Tk 70 lakh in Jashore

BSS
Published On: 02 Sep 2025, 15:28
BGB arrested a man. Photo : BSS

JASHORE, Sept 2, 2025 (BSS) - Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a man with four gold bars weighing 466 grams from the Rajarhat Bus Stand area under Sadar upazila this morning.

The arrested was identified as Amit Biswas, 31, son of Ranjan Biswas, a resident of Jagir Deoli village under Boalmari upazila in Faridpur district.

Acting on a tip-off, a team of BGB Battalion-49 conducted a drive along the Jashore-Khulna highway in the Rajarhat Bus Stand area around 11 am, said Lt. Col. Saifullah Siddiqui, commanding officer of BGB-49.

The BGB team arrested Amit Biswas and recovered four gold bars worth approximately Taka 70.50 lakh from his possession, he added.

During preliminary interrogation, Amit confessed that he was traveling towards the Satkhira border via Jashore to collect gold bars from smugglers, the BGB official said.

The arrested person was later handed over to Jashore Kotwali Police Station along with the seized gold bars for further legal action.

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