smuggling

Smuggled imitation ornaments seized

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized huge quantity of Indian smuggled imitation ornaments from Sadipur border area under Benapole Police Station early Sunday.
26 February 2019, 18:00 PM

‘Smuggler’ killed in Benapole ‘gunfight’

An alleged smuggler is killed in a “gunfight” between members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and smugglers in Daulatpur frontier in Benapole.
20 February 2018, 04:27 AM

Diego caught smuggling cocaine

Former Colombia international Diego Osorio was arrested by authorities for carrying over a kilo of cocaine in his underwear.
18 October 2016, 18:00 PM

26 yrs on the run to avoid 2 yrs jail

In order to avoid two years’ imprisonment, a Rajshahi man managed to escape the law enforcers successfully for 26 years before his luck struck out two days ago.
19 May 2016, 10:38 AM

Gold bars found in man’s rectum

Six bars of gold are recovered in a man’s rectum at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
3 May 2016, 05:45 AM

Terrorism thrives on smuggling: Muhith

Finance Minister AMA Muhith says terrorism is thriving on smuggling as there is a strong connection between the two offences.
13 February 2016, 12:12 PM

Not much found in probe yet

Police are yet to arrest anyone for smuggling 250 gold bars recovered on Monday from a market in Chittagong.
26 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Acid smuggling attempt at Jamuna Fertiliser Factory, man held

One person is detained for attempting to smuggle out three tonnes of sulphuric acid from Jamuna Fertiliser Factory (JFF) in Jamalpur.
23 January 2016, 11:57 AM

Biman staff held over smuggled gold

Law enforcers arrest a staff of Biman Bangladesh Airlines in connection with last month’s seizure of 125 smuggled gold bars at Shahjalal airport in Dhaka.
6 January 2016, 10:45 AM

N Korea diplomat expelled for rhino horn trade

A North Korean diplomat has been expelled from South Africa for illegal rhino horn trading, according to a spokesman for South Africa's Department of International Relations.
24 December 2015, 06:05 AM

14.5kg gold seized at Dhaka airport, 4 held

Two women among 4 held at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport today with 14.5kg gold, worth around Tk 7 crore, concealed in their waist.
23 December 2015, 09:30 AM

874 turtles recovered in Benapole

Border guards recover 874 turtles worth over Tk 2 crore from India-bordering Benapole area of Jessore’s Sharsha upazila.
13 December 2015, 10:16 AM

Indian Rs 68 lakh seized at Ctg airport

Customs officials confiscate Indian currency worth over Rs 68 lakh at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong.
13 October 2015, 13:40 PM

Recovery of 2.71cr Indian rupees at Ctg port: 6 held

Over 2.71 crore Indian rupees have been recovered from the container that was seized at Chittagong port yesterday.
21 September 2015, 10:49 AM

3 held with 80 gold bars in Magura

Police arrest three people in a drive along with 80 gold bars worth Tk three crore at PTI intersection in the town.
26 August 2015, 05:56 AM

3 held with gold, yaba at Kamalapur station

Police claim to have detained three people with five kilograms of gold and contraband yaba tablets from Dhaka’s railway station.
22 August 2015, 07:25 AM

300 turtles seized in Savar

Law enforcers seize 300 turtles and detain four people on the Dhaka-Aricha highway at Savar on the outskirt of the capital.
3 July 2015, 12:48 PM

British intel helped Bangladesh detect liquid cocaine smuggling

Recovery of huge quantity of liquid cocaine in Chittatong Port is a big success against international drug smuggling which has been possible due to sharing of information between intelligence agencies of Bangladesh and UK.
29 June 2015, 07:27 AM

Govt deposits 1793.72kgs gold seized in 5yrs to BB, Muhith tells JS

The government has deposited to the central bank 1793.72 kilogrammes (nearly two tonnes) of gold seized in last five years, Finance Minister AMA Muhith tells Parliament.
27 June 2015, 07:52 AM

17 Cobras seized, smuggler jailed for 1yr

A mobile court seizes 17 Cobras in Keraniganj upazila of Dhaka and sentences a man to one year’s imprisonment for his attempt to smuggle those. The convict was also fined Tk 50,000, in default of which he will have to serve 2 months in jail.
23 June 2015, 09:36 AM