Gold bars found in plane at Dhaka airport

Customs officials have found gold bars weighing almost 12 kg in a plane that came from Dubai on Monday.

Staff Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 15 Sept 2014, 07:11 AM
Updated : 15 Sept 2014, 07:11 AM

The gold was found underneath a passenger seat of a Fly Dubai flight, which landed in Dhaka around 10.30am, said Customs Assistant Commissioner Farid Al Mamun.

"The raid on the plane was conducted on a tip-off. The gold bars were found under seat 21. But the occupant of the seat could not be traced," he said, adding the estimated market value of the gold is around Tk 50 million.