Four customs officials have been suspended over the theft of around 55.51 kilograms of gold from the volt of the customs godown at Dhaka Airport.
The suspended are assistant revenue officials Md Saidul Islam Sahed, Md Shahidul Islam, Masum Rana, and Akram Sheikh.
An order, signed by Dhaka Customs House Commissioner AKM Nurul Huda, said this on Tuesday.
Quoting officials, BSS on September 4 reported that around 55.51 kilograms of gold were stolen from the volt of the customs transit godown at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka.
An FIR was lodged with Dhaka Airport Police Station on September 3 by Mohammad Sohrab Hossain, assistant customs officer of the preventive team of Dhaka Customs.
According to the FIR, during patrolling on a regular basis, an airport official noticed the lock of a particular volt was broken, and informed his senior officials about this on September 2.
On information, the joint commissioner along with other customs officials visited the spot and found a part of the tin-made volt cut with a sharp object.
The customs officials later found that around 55.51 kilograms of gold seized in different drives conducted from 2020-2023 were missing from the volt.
OC Azizul Haqu Miah of the police station confirmed the matter to BSS saying, "A case has been lodged in this regard and the police are currently interrogating a number of people, and investigating CCTV footage of the area."
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