Published : 04 Oct 2026, 12:46 PM
Updated : 04 Oct 2026, 02:01 PM
Customs detectives have recovered 80 gold bars worth an estimated Tk 162.5 million from inside the shoes of two Biman Bangladesh Airlines workers at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) identified the two as Aircraft Technical Helpers Manik Mia and Mizanur Rahman.
In a statement on Sunday, the agency said its officials took up positions at the airport around 9:30am after receiving a tip-off about Emirates flight EK-0582 arriving from Dubai.
The two workers were intercepted in the apron area beneath boarding bridge No. 4 near Gate 21 after the flight arrived, according to the CIID.
Officials found the 80 gold bars hidden inside their shoes, the agency said.
Each bar weighed approximately 117 grams, with the haul weighing about 9.34kg.
The CIID says it is investigating who else was involved in the smuggling operation and who was supposed to receive the gold.
Further legal action was also being taken over the incident, it added.
