Dhaka, June 25 -- In a joint operation of the Bangladesh Army and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Tuesday seized a huge quantity of Indian cosmetics worth about Tk 35 million (Tk 3.5 crore) at Haripur area on the Sylhet-Tamabil highway.

Acting on a tip-off, a special patrol team of BGB's Sylhet Battalion (48 BGB) and 27 Bir Haripur Army Camp of Bangladesh Army conducted the operation at Haripur on the Tamabil-Sylhet highway.

During the operation, the joint team stopped a sand-laden truck heading towards Sylhet and seized the Indian cosmetics after a search, reports BSS citing a press release.

These seized cosmetics were being uniquely loaded into trucks and covered with sand.

The estimated value of the seized cosmetics is Tk 35 milli...