A Biman Bangladesh Airlines air-hostess was released yesterday even after customs officials seized five undeclared gold bars, weighing around 50 tolas and priced around Tk 25 lakh, from her possession.
Customs officials searched Shabiha Afroz Kumu, arriving from Dubai, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 9:40am and found four of the bars attached to her body and another inside her luggage, said one anonymity-seeking official.
The Airport Police Station officer-in-charge said he was not informed of the incident.
The airport customs Additional Commissioner Wahidul Alam said they had legally released the accused, since gold was not a contraband item and the amount was “not that much”. Biman Director (customer service) AM Mosaddique Ahmed said they would take departmental action against the staff.
-With The Daily Star input
