Dhaka, March 22 -- Customs officials arrested a man along with gold weighing around 1 kilogram from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport here on Friday.

The arrestee Mizanur Rahman arrived at the airport by a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight (BG-222) from Muscat around 11 am.

Mizanur was detained from the green channel area on suspicion, said Dr Shahidul Islam, director general of Criminal Intelligence and Intelligence department (CIID).

Later, the customs officials recovered eight gold bars and gold ornaments weighing 1.03 kilograms hidden inside his travel bag.

The market value of the gold is around Tk50 lakhs, said the CIID DG.

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