BGB in a drive has recovered four gold bars worth Taka over 3.69 crore from a passengers bus at Maheshpur upazila, Jhenaideh. Photo : BSS

JHENAIDAH, Sept 28, 2025 (BSS) - Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive has recovered four gold bars worth Taka over 3.69 crore from a passengers bus at Maheshpur upazila of the district.

Two youths were also arrested on suspicion of being involved in gold smuggling during the raid, a BGB-58 Battalion press release said last night.

On a tip-off, a BGB team intercepted a bus of 'Haji Deluxe Express' in Kakiladari area on Saturday afternoon and recovered the gold bars weighing 2 kg 331 grams after searching the bus, the press release said.

The market value of the gold bars is Taka 3 crore 69 lakh 84 thousand. 

The detainees are Sourav Biswas, 25, son of Kartik Biswas of Khoddara village in Kaliganj upazila and his associate Ranjit Biswas, 25, son of Ananta Biswas of Kagmari village in Kotchandpur upazila of the district.

The recovered gold has been deposited in the government treasury and two detainees have been handed over to Maheshpur Police Station, said BGB commander Lieutenant Colonel Rafiqul Islam.