Customs officials detained a passenger along with 60 gold bars worth around Tk 5.17 crore at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Wednesday morning.
Deputy Commissioner (preventive) of Dhaka Customs House Maruf Rahman Khan said a team of customs official, on a tip-off, challened a passenger named Mohabbat Ali around 8:20am.
During searching his body, 60 gold bars concealed under his clothes were seized, Marufur said, adding that worth of the recovered gold around Tk 5.17 crore.