Bangladesh sees sharp rise in gold smuggling
Security staff at Dhaka’s airport catch record number of people smuggling gold from India to avoid tax increases.
Published On 2 Aug 2014
A gold rush have been going on in Bangladesh with border patrols catching a record numbers of smugglers.
Authorities say tax increases on imported gold from neighbouring India is behind the huge increase.
Al Jazeera’s Maher Sattar reports from Dhaka’s international airport.
Source: Al Jazeera