A man was arrested along with 49 gold bars worth around Tk 4.4 crore, at the HazratShahjalal International Airport in the capital on Thursday.
The arrested Fazle Rabbi landed at the Dhaka airport on a flight of US-Bangla Airlines around 4:30am.
Deputy Director of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID)Mizanur Rahman confirmed the matter.
He said CIID officials conducted a drive inside the aircraft and interrogated Rabbi based on classified information. According to his confessional statement, they recovered 48 gold bars, weighing nearly 5.7 kg, concealed under two seats, wrapped with scotch tape, he said.
