Man held with gold hidden in his shoe sole

Awlad Hossain Sharja, of Gazipur, was detained after he arrived at the airport on an Air Arabia around 9pm on Thursday. Awlad is a driver by profession. Dhaka Customs House Assistant Commissioner Ahsanul Kabir said: “The preventive team detained Awlad with the gold bars worth Tk24 lakh. “The bars were hidden inside his shoe sole.” He said that a case was filed in this regard.