Custom officials seized 24 gold bars from a flight at Hazrat Shah Jalal International Airport on Wednesday.
Dr md Shohidul Islam, director general of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate, said their officials found the gold bars concealed inside a seat-handle when they were searching BG-085 flight of the national flag carrier.
The gold bars, each weighing to 1kg, are worth to Tk 17 crore, he added.