Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a young man with 500 grams of gold from Bhomra border in the Sadar upazila on Wednesday.
The arrestee was identified as Sajib Hossain, 30, son of Rafiqul Islam of Laxmidari village in the upazila.
Tipped off, a team of BGB conducted a drive in the area and arrested Sajib along with the gold while crossing the border, said Nayek Subedar Harun-or-Rashid.