BGB Director Lt Col Syed Ashiqur Rahman disclosed the information at a media briefing on Wednesday. The BGB has taken necessary steps to prevent such occurrences, he said. The border protection force also confiscated smuggled goods and drugs worth Tk 970 million in the last month, according to Ashiqur. The confiscated drugs include 723,685 yaba pills, 40,741 bottles of banned cough syrup Phensedyl and liquor, cannabis, heroin as well as other injectable narcotics. The BGB also detained 272 smugglers along with 38 Bangladeshi and two Indian for crossing the border illegally.

Source: bd News24 February 05, 2020 08:48 UTC