Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Monday detained a man and seized 10 pieces of gold bars, weighing a combined 1.164 kg along Darshana border in Damurhuda upazila of Chuadanga district. The detainee was identified as Rimon Ali, 20, son of Motiar Rahman of Nastipur village in the upazila. Acting on a tip-off, a team of BGB-6 conducted a drive along the bordering area around 10am and detained Emon, said Chuadanga-6 BGB Director Lieutenant Colonel Shah Mohammad Ishtiaq. Later, the BGB men seized the gold bars specially wrapped with tape inside his keds. Read more: Gold worth Tk 2.5 crore seized in Chuadanga The market value of the seized gold bars is Tk 93.35 lakh. lue of the seized gold bars is Tk 93.35 lakh.A case will be filed at Darshana police station, he said, adding that the gold bars will be deposited at the Chuadanga Treasury Office.

Authorities on Tuesday imposed a 14-day lockdown in Damurhuda upazila of Chuadanga district to contain the spread of Covid-19. The lockdown will remain in force till June 28 midnight. Read: Lockdown in 7 villages of Chuadanga The decision to enforce the lockdown was taken at an emergency meeting on Monday, presided over by the Deputy Commissioner of Chuadanga, Nazrul Islam. During the lockdown, all business establishments, shops and eateries in the upazila will remain closed. However, local grocery stores shops will be allowed to operate only for limited hours. There will be strict restrictions on public movement in the upazila. No one will be allowed to step out without any valid reason, according to the Deputy Commissioner. Read:Indefinite lockdown in Magura city and Mohammadpur Upazila from Sunday Moreover, no social or religious gatherings can take place during the period. Earlier, the local administration had imposed strict restrictions in sixteen villages under three unions of the upazila.  Besides, the health authorities have registered as many as 57 new corona infections in Chuadanga upazila in the past 24 hours till Monday morning, raising the total caseload to 2,279. Read:Week-long lockdown in Kushtia municipality areas to contain Covid spread So far, 71 people have died of Covid-19 in the district.

A first grader was raped and strangled to death at Parkrishna village in Damurhuda upazila on Saturday.