Published: 08:08 AM, 22 August 2025
BGB seizes illegal goods worth Tk. 4.57cr in Sylhet
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized smuggled goods worth Tk. 4.57 crore from Sylhet border areas this morning. On a tip-off, multiple special teams conducted drives in Sangram, Banglabazar, Sonalichela, Tamabil, Lafarge and Dibir Haor border areas and seized a large quantity of smuggling goods, BGB official said.
Lieutenant Colonel Md Nazmul Haque, commander of the Sylhet BGB-48 Battalion, said that the seized items include Indian mehedy, betel nuts, cows, flower sweeps, candies, blankets, sugar, beer, motorcycles and barky.
Besides, a special patrol team of battalion headquarters with cooperation of Bangladesh Army conducted raid at Nanadigram in Goainghat upazila and seized Indian cumin, mehedy and Kit Kat chocolate, he said. The drives will be continued against smugglers and smuggling of goods, he said. The process of necessary legal measures is underway.
