Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized Indian smartphone displays worth more than Tk12 crore during a drive in Bijoynagar border area of the Brahmanbaria district.
Lieutenant Colonel Jabbar Ahmed, commander of BGB-25 Battalion, disclosed the information at a press conference at the battalion headquarters on Wednesday.
A patrol team of Alinagar Border Outpost (BOP) conducted the operation at Bhagolpur in Bijoynagar upazila around 1.30 am on Tuesday.
During the operation, 25 to 30 people were attempting to enter Bangladesh from India carrying cartons on their heads. When BGB personnel chased them, they abandoned the cartons and fled the scene.
A subsequent search of the cartons recovered 15,084 Indian smartphone displays wrapped in adhesive tape, the battalion commander said.
The seized displays have an estimated market value of Taka 12,03,84,000 (Tk 12.03 crore), he added.
The process of handing over the seized displays to the authorities of Akhaura Land Customs Station is underway.