Foreign currencies worth Tk 3.4mn seized at Dhaka airport

Customs officials have detained a passenger with a lot of foreign currency in possession on Sunday.

Staff Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 17 August 2014, 07:39 AM
Updated : 17 August 2014, 08:11 AM
Foreign currencies worth Tk 3.4 million were found from one Sushankar Mallik, 27, who landed in Dhaka on a Malaysian Airlines flight from Kuala Lumpur.
Customs Assistant Commissioner Nahida Akter said: "Foreign currencies worth Tk 3.4 million which included Saudi riyals, UAE dirhams, Malaysian ringgits and US dollars, were found in Mallik's luggage and shoes. He was searched at Boarding Bridge-16 area as he evoked our suspicion."