Dhaka, April 8 -- Border Guard Bangladesh seized smuggled goods worth Tk 152.08 crore during anti-smuggling operations conducted across the country, including border areas in March.

The seized items included 7.958 kg of gold, 780 grams of silver, 25,173 pieces sarees, 10,701 pieces of three-piece suits/shirts/bed covers/blankets, 22,280 pieces ready-made garments, 33,889 meters of fabric, 564,357 cosmetic items, 1,762 imitation jewelry pieces, 47,52,196 fireworks, 6,929 cubic feet of timber, 3,236 kg of tea leaves, 25,656 kg of betel nuts, 163,384 kg of sugar, 10,690 kg of fertilizer, 97 liters of octane, 25,900 kg of coal, 212 kg of yarn/current nets, 522 mobile phones, 749 mobile displays, 86,781 glasses (optics), 12,731 kg of various ...