<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Members of the Border Guard Bangladesh have recovered 31.10 kgs of gold worth around Taka 22.16 crore from Benapole and Putkhali border areas in Jashore district in the last three months.&nbsp;</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>In separate drives, the BGB-21 battalion team recovered 15 gold bars weighing 31.10 kgs from 17 alleged smugglers in the two border areas from August to November 7, 2022, said a press release.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>The BGB personnel also recovered a huge amount of drugs, clothes, illegal chemicals and explosives and arrested smugglers during their regular drives from the border areas, said the press release, adding that smugglers were handed over to local police stations for taking legal steps. - BSS</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>