Bangladeshi with 237 silver anklets held in Bengal
Kolkata: A Bangladeshi national was detained on Sunday by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel after several silver anklets were seized from his possession while he was crossing the border at an integrated check post (ICP).
"During search at ICP Gede, it was found that Mohammed Habibur Rahaman, a resident of South Shemulia in Dhaka, was carrying shiny metal anklets appearing to be silver hidden in his legs with the help of knee caps and in the luggage with him along with other cosmetic and clothing items. He was immediately detained by the ICP guard party," a BSF official said.
As many as 237 silver anklets, weighing around 3.87 kg, along with Indian and Bangladeshi currency notes were seized from him, the official said.
The BSF's South Bengal Frontier has seized 18.56 kg silver (including this seizure) of approximately value Rs 6.11 lakh so far this year.
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Death toll from Israeli strikes in northeast Lebanon rises from 8 to 24, Lebanese news agency says
Deir al-Balah, Nov 1: Israeli airstrikes on Friday killed at least 24 people in northeastern Lebanon, the country's news agency said, raising the death toll from eight there.
It was the latest deadly toll in the area since the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah escalated last month.
Israel's military has said that its operation in Lebanon is targeting Hezbollah's military infrastructure.
Lebanon's state National news Agency reported four airstrikes in different villages across country's northeast, saying rescuers were still searching for survivors in Younine, a town in the Bekaa Valley, from the rubble of a targeted house.
Hussein Haj Hassan, a Lebanese lawmaker representing the region in Baalbek-Hermel region, said that 60,000 people have already fled their homes in the area due to Israeli bombardment.
