Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Tuesday said that drugs are being sold online, but the government will crackdown on the peddlers.
“Those who are involved in it (online sale) will be hunted down,” he said.
The minister was talking to reporters after a meeting with the Narcotics Control Advisory Committee at the Bangladesh Secretariat, reports UNB.
“There are over 458,000 cases lodged under Narcotics Control Act and legal assistance will be taken to dispose of the cases,” he said.
“The Narcotics Control Advisory Committee also recommended bringing the drug addicts to normal life by increasing treatment facilities,” he added.
Replying to a question over the High Court rule over classifying alcohol into the Narcotics Control Act, he said “Liquor and alcohol were already categorised as a drug but as there are directives from the court, we’ll scrutinize it.”
Besides, stern action will be taken against the drug traders through drives. Messages will be put in media about the harmful effects of drugs, he said.
The meeting also recommended changing the name of the Drug Rehabilitation centre to ‘Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre’ as 70 per cent of drug addicts were not fully recovered, he added.
It further recommended making dope test for job entry mandatory and the government is going to introduce it as per the directives of the prime minister, said Asaduzzaman.
Other suggestions include steps to form a dedicated court for the disposal of narcotics cases, he said.
“Drugs are coming from India and Myanmar. We have taken steps to construct a border road and once it is completed, the border guards can better patrol the area and control illegal drug smuggling," he said.
