The government has started an anti-drug information campaign across the country.
The Narcotics Control Department started this in Dhaka city through a press conference on Thursday. Similar press conferences were held at the district level.
As a part of the campaign, a video styled ‘Love your life, stay away from drug’ will be telecast on all television channels and broadcast on radio stations at 8.50pm.
Besides, two related TV Commercials (TVCs) have been provided to all satellite channels.
The narcotics department is operating the awareness campaign together with the Ministry of Information.
Anti-drug rallies, assemblies and meetings have also been held this day and those will continue in the days to come.
Narcotics Control Department director general Md Jamal Uddin, who spoke at the press conference, urged all and sundry to raise their voice against drug abuse across the country.
United efforts can only eradicate the social menace, he believed.
Statistics about the seizure of drugs and arrests related to those have also been released at the same event.
The data show that the amount of illegal drugs such as heroin, cocain, opium and arrests concerning those increased in 2017 than in 2016.
However, the seizure of contraband sedative yaba tablets decreased last year.
The Ministry of Information initiated the anti-drug information campaign at a meeting with State Minister for Information Tarana Halim in the chair in January 2018.
