Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Sunday detained a woman and seized 10 gold bars, weighing 1.165 kg from her along Putkhali border in Jashore district.
The detainee is Ratna Begum, 34, wife of Md. Kamal Hossain of Putkhali Uttarpara village.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of BGB-21 conducted a drive along the bordering area and detained the woman around 9:30pm while trying to smuggle it to India, said Commanding Officer of 21 BGB Battalion Lt Col Tanvir Rahman.
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Later, she was searched and the 10 gold bars were found on her.
The market value of the recovered gold is estimated to be around Tk 82.5 lakh, the officer said.
The woman was handed over to Benapole Port Police Station, he added.