Two people, including a staffer of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh, were detained with 761 grams of gold bars at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka early Friday.
The arrested are Md Kabir Hossain, 53, and Kuddus, 41, according to a press release, issued by the 13th Armed Police Battalion.
Kabir had been working as a boarding bridge operator at the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh.
Passengers at Glass Gate No-3 of Terminal-1 became suspicious Thursday night after witnessing Kabir handing over a small bag to Kuddus, which drew attention among those present.
Following interrogation and a search, the armed police recovered four gold bars weighing 761 grams from three small bags.
According to the press release, the seized gold was smuggled into the country illegally, evading customs duties.
The arrested were allegedly involved in a gold trafficking syndicate and acted as receivers inside the airport, the APBn said.
A case has been filed against them with the airport police station.
Operational commander of the 13th APBn Mohammad Muzammel Haque said that security forces remained vigilant to prevent any form of trafficking within the airport area.