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Customs officials seized gold bars worth an estimated Tk 11.5 million from a Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane at Sylhet Osmani International Airport on Tuesday.
Flight BG-248 came from Dubai at around 9:00am, UNB reported quoting Ahsan Ullah, deputy commissioner of customs.
A team of customs raided the aircraft as part of their regular drive and recovered 20 gold bars weighing 3.320kg wrapped in scotch-tap and hidden beneath a seat, said the official.
No-one was arrested in this connection.