Dhaka, Oct. 25 -- Customs intelligence officials seized 49 gold bangles weighing 1.48kg, with an estimated market value of Tk 2.80 crore, including customs duties and taxes, from a passenger's handbag at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram on Sunday.

The seizure was made by the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) following a tip-off about gold smuggling.

According to the CIID, officials took position at the airport on Sunday morning based on secret information.

A passenger, identified as MD SHARIF, arrived at the airport from Jeddah on Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight BG136 at 11:12am.

He allegedly attempted to pass through the green channel without declaring any gold ornaments.

When customs intellig...