Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized smuggled goods valued at Tk1,908 crore in operations conducted across border areas and other parts of the country throughout 2025. The operations were carried out from January 1 to December 31, according to a BGB statement on Monday. BGB also recovered a cache of arms and ammunition during the year, including 64 pistols, two submachine guns, 10 rifles, 19 hand grenades, four landmines, 79 hand bombs, 40 petrol bombs, 178 Molotov cocktails, and thousands of rounds of ammunition. A total of 2,334 people were arrested for alleged involvement in drug trafficking and smuggling. Meanwhile, for illegal border crossings, 4,238 Bangladeshi nationals, 124 Indian nationals, and 7,368 Myanmar nationals were detained, and legal action was taken against them, BGB sources said.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 26, 2026 13:56 UTC