DHAKA: A total of 106-kilogram gold bars were seized from a flight of Bangladesh Biman from Dubai at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Saturday noon.         
 
Customs intelligence of the airport held an engineer of Biman Bangladesh Airlines in this connection.       

Airport Armed Police Battalion (APBn) Senior ASP Alamgir Hossain Shimul confirmed the mater to banglanews.

He said APBn detained engineer Anisur Rahman of Bangladesh Biman suspecting for his involvement in the smuggling.

Later, from his mobile message APBn was informed about the gold bars, which later seized from a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines coming from Dubai in the noon.   

Customs intelligence deputy director Mostafizur Rahman said, “Acting on a tip-off, custom intelligence and APBn seized the huge amount of gold bars from toilet of the Biman wrapping up with cloths.”      

BDST: 1635 HRS, APR 26, 2014