Two air hostesses of Saudia held with 36 gold bars at HSIA

FE Team | Published: March 19, 2019 00:07:05

Dhaka customs house officials detained two air hostesses of Saudia airlines in possession of over four kilograms of gold at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the city. Farzana Afroz, 32, and Saima Akhtar, 40, were detained with the gold bars early on Monday. Customs officers patrolling the No. 10 boarding bridge area of the airport on Monday followed two air hostesses of Saudia flight SV802 from Saudi Arabia. The two denied they had any taxable goods to declare after crossing through the green channel. Female officers conducted body searches and found 36 gold bars on them. — bdnews24.com