Home Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has admitted the interim government has failed to bring drug trafficking and corruption under control, describing both as “enemies of the nation”. Speaking at an event at the home ministry marking the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, he said rehabilitation centres alone will not solve the problem. Jahangir blamed cross-border supply routes for fuelling the drug trade, claiming that small phensedyl factories have been set up in India solely to “smuggle” the substance into Bangladesh. On the flow of yaba from neighbouring countries, he said “a force in another country is heavily dependent on the yaba trade, using it as their main source of income to run entire households”. The Adviser warned that no one involved in the drug trade would be spared, including members of the law-enforcing agencies.

Source: bd News24 June 25, 2025 15:22 UTC