Print Date: November 2, 2026 ||
Publish Date: September 6, 2026
BGB seizes Indian smuggled goods worth Tk 1.86cr in Sylhet border areas
Online Desk ||
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)
seized Indian smuggled goods worth around Tk 1.86 crore during separate drives
at different points along the Sylhet border on Sunday.The operations were conducted
by patrol teams of different border outposts under the jurisdiction of BGB-48
Battalion.According to BGB, patrol
teams from Banglabazar, Tamabil, Sangram, Pratappur, Sonarhat and Kalairag
border outposts carried out separate operations and seized Indian cattle,
sarees, cumin, cosmetics, bidis, chocolates, blankets, tea leaves, fuchka,
sugar and vegetables.The patrol teams also
recovered T-shirts, sweaters and jeans allegedly being smuggled from Bangladesh
into India.BGB said the total estimated
value of the seized smuggled goods was Tk 1,86,18,230.Lieutenant Colonel Md Najmul
Haque, commanding officer of BGB-48 Battalion, said operations against
smuggling and drug trafficking were continuing alongside efforts to maintain
border security.
As part of the ongoing operations, a large
quantity of smuggled goods has been seized. Such drives will continue to
prevent smuggling along the border, he said.
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