One held with gold bars on Chuadanga border

CHUADANGA, July 27 (UNB): Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained a suspected smuggler with four gold bars weighing over two kilograms along Sultanpur border in Darshana upazila of Chuadanga on Thursday.
The arrestee is Kusum Poddar (47), son of Harisadhan Poddar of Tungibhoran village under Tongi thana of Gazipur.
A media release of BGB said a team of the border force conducted a drive in Hatatpara rail crossing area along the Sultanpur border on information that a consignment of gold will be smuggled to India from Bangladesh.
Sensing the presence of Kusum Poddar, the BGB personnel challenged him and detained from the area around 7:00 am, it said.
Later, the four gold bars worth Tk 22 million were recovered from his possession. A case was filed with Darshana thana and the gold bars were deposited to the govt exchequer, the release added.