Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) detained a man along with 3.498kg of gold from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) on Friday night.
The detainee was identified as M Masud Imam.
Farhana Begum, assistant director of Customs Intelligence and Investigation circle, said a flight of Emirates Airlines landed at the airport from Dubai at 10:46pm.
Tipped off, a team of CIID challenged Imam and seized 28 gold bars and gold coins weighing 3.498kg worth Tk3.14 crore from his two money bags.
