Meherpur, Aug. 15 -- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained a man on Friday while he was attempting to smuggle US $51,000 into India through the Mujibnagar border in Meherpur.

Acting on a tip-off, Lt. Col. Md. Nazmul Hasan, commander of the BGB's Chuadanga Battalion (6 BGB), deployed a team led by Acting Quartermaster Assistant Director Md. Haider Ali.

The team set up an ambush at Fashitala, approximately 200 yards inside Bangladesh from Main Pillar 99 of the border, under the jurisdiction of Anandabas BOP in Mujibnagar upazila.

Around 12 noon, the BGB team noticed a suspicious individual riding a bicycle from the zero line area, carrying a bag filled with grass. Upon sensing the presence of BGB members, the man attempted to flee but w...