Customs officials have recovered 640 gold bars, weighing 64kg, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
The gold bars, worth estimated Tk32 crore, were kept hidden in a wooden box, and was recovered from the import cargo village around 10pm on Saturday, officials said.
The big consignment of gold bars, so far in the current year, came to the airport through a flight from Singapore on Friday.
Sulaiman Saif, assistant commissioner of the preventive team of Dhaka Customs House, confirmed the seizure.
He said: "Acting on a tip-off, we have been able to seize the consignment of gold imported through false declaration.
"We are now investigating the matter and scrutinizing the documents who are involved in the incident," he added.
