Customs intelligence yesterday seized around 11.5kg gold worth around Tk 5 crore at Shahjalal International Airport, and arrested a man in this connection.
On suspicion, officials intercepted Masud Rana after he had passed the immigration, and recovered 104 gold bars from inside his shoes and trousers, said Mustafizur Rahman, deputy director of customs intelligence.
He said Masud had disembarked from a flight coming from Dubai around 6:00pm.
On August 30, 155 gold bars, weighing around 18kg, were recovered from the airport.
Earlier, on July 24, customs officials also seized 1,065 gold bars weighing around 116kg after searching a Biman flight at the airport.
-With The Daily Star input
