Members of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained two persons with 20 gold bars weighing 3.830 kilograms from Lokkhidari and Bashkol areas of Satkhira's Bhomra border on Thursday.

They were allegedly attempting to smuggle the gold bars from Bangladesh to India, said a press release.

1 detained with 14 gold bars worth over Tk 1.41 crore in Satkhira

In Lokkhidari, a team of 33-BGB Battalion conducted a drive in the area on Thursday afternoon and apprehended a man and recovered 2.420 kilograms of gold from his possession.

The current market value of the seized gold bars is over Tk 2.13 crore.

Two detained with 31 gold bars in Satkhira: BGB

In another incident, the law enforcers detained Ashraful Islam , 24, with 10 gold bars weighing 1.410 kilograms from the Bashkol area this morning.

The market value of the seized gold bars is more than Tk 1.24 crore.

BGB seizes six gold bars worth Tk58 lakh near Satkhira border

The detainees were handed over to Satkhira Sadar police station and the process is underway to hand over the seized gold bars to the Satkhira Treasury Office, said the press release.