Man jailed for smuggling gold in Ctg

CHITTAGONG: A Chittagong court yesterday sentenced a man to six years rigorous imprisonment for smuggling gold bars through Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport (CSAIA) in 2014, reports BSS.

The court of Chittagong Senior Special Session Judge Mohammad Shah-e-Nur pronounced the verdict and also fined the convict Anis Chowdhury Taka 10,000, in default, to suffer two more months in jail.

Court sources said Customs authority arrested Dubai-returnee Anis with 53 gold bars from CSAIA on April 7, 2014 and filed a case with city's Patenga Thana in this connection. Police submitted chargesheet against Anis on November 22, 2014 while the court framed charges on January 4, 2016.

Anis Chowdhury, son of Saidul Hoque, hailed from Kanungupara village under Boalkhali upazila of the district.

The court today pronounced the verdict after examining seven prosecution witnesses out of nine and sent the convict to the jail, court sources said.

Man jailed for smuggling gold in Ctg

CHITTAGONG: A Chittagong court yesterday sentenced a man to six years rigorous imprisonment for smuggling gold bars through Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport (CSAIA) in 2014, reports BSS. The court of Chittagong Senior Special Session Judge Mohammad Shah-e-Nur pronounced the verdict and also fined the convict Anis Chowdhury Taka 10,000, in default, to suffer two more months in jail. Court sources said Customs authority arrested Dubai-returnee Anis with 53 gold bars from CSAIA on April 7, 2014 and filed a case with citys Patenga Thana in this connection. Police submitted chargesheet against Anis on November 22, 2014 while the court framed charges on January 4, 2016. Anis Chowdhury, son of Saidul Hoque, hailed from Kanungupara village under Boalkhali upazila of the district. The court today pronounced the verdict after examining seven prosecution witnesses out of nine and sent the convict to the jail, court sources said.