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The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has destroyed drugs worth around Tk3 crore seized during various operations in the border areas of Khagrachhari.
The seized drugs were destroyed at the Ramgarh Battalion (43 BGB) field on Wednesday. The operation involved three battalions under the BGB’s Guimara Sector.
According to BGB officials, the drugs were seized during different drives conducted along the border between February 2022 and August 31, 2026.
The destroyed items included various brands of Indian liquor, cigarettes, yaba and other tobacco products.
Chattogram BGB Region Commander Brig Gen Sohel Ahmed attended the destruction programme as the chief guest.
He said BGB operations against drug smuggling would continue alongside efforts to protect the country’s borders.
He also called on everyone to cooperate in building a drug-free society.
The Guimara Sector commander, senior BGB officials, representatives of the local administration, journalists and students attended the programme.