Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Tuesday destroyed drugs worth nearly Tk 84 crore that had been seized in separate anti-smuggling operations along the Cumilla and Satkhira borders.
The drugs were destroyed at the headquarters of Cumilla Battalion (10 BGB) and Nildumur Battalion (17 BGB) in Satkhira.
Brig Gen Mohammad Saiful Islam Chowdhury, region commander of BGB's Sarail Region, attended the ceremony at Cumilla Battalion as the chief guest.
BGB officials said drugs worth Tk 51.84 crore, seized over the past three years by Cumilla Battalion (10 BGB) and Sultanpur Battalion (60 BGB), were destroyed during the event.
Meanwhile, Brig Gen Mahmudul Hasan, region commander of the Jashore Region, attended the destruction programme at Nildumur Battalion.
According to BGB, goods worth Tk 51.85 crore were seized in anti-smuggling operations carried out in the Shyamnagar, Debhata and Kaliganj border areas of Satkhira between September 7, 2023 and July 11, 2026.
Of the seized goods, narcotics worth Tk 31.94 crore were destroyed on Tuesday.
BGB said it will continue its anti-drug operations to help keep the country free from narcotics.