Customs officials have detained a Bangladeshi-origin US national with some 59 gold bars at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
The detainee has been identified as Shahnaj Chowdhury.
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A preventive team of the Dhaka Customs detained her around 8.40am on Tuesday as she was about to board a flight to the US via Dubai.
Toriqul Islam, assistant revenue officer of Dhaka Customs, said that legal action will be taken against the detainee.