Mainul urges all to work together in controlling drug abuse, addiction
Wednesday, 27 June 2007
People of all walks of life including civil society, non-government organisations (NGOs) and law-enforcing agencies like Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) and police have been urged to work together in controlling drug abuse and addiction.
Information and Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Mainul Hosein made the appeal while speaking at a discussion organised by the Ministry of Home Affairs on "International Day Against Drug Abuse and Trafficking 2007" in the city Tuesday, reports BSS.
The adviser also stressed the need for raising awareness, creating social motivation and movement and restoring human values for uprooting narcotic and drug addiction from the society.
"It is not possible for the government nor any government agency alone to control drug addiction and its illegal use," he said adding that awareness should be created among individuals and heads of families for remaining alert in this connection.
Director General of Narcotic Department Mohammad Shamsul Islam presided over the discussion while Home Secretary Md Abdul Karim addressed it as the special guest.
Additional Director General of Narcotic Department MA Sobhan and Director Shahinul Islam also spoke on the occasion.
The law adviser also urged members of law-enforcing agencies to be very strict against traders and traffickers of drugs and take stern action against them.
Highlighting this year's theme of the day "Do Drugs Control Your Life?" he urged the youths to refrain from drug addiction and said 'we have got only one life. We have to enjoy it.'
He further urged the guardians and family members of drug addicts to be sympathetic to them and provide them with proper treatment so that the addicts can regain their healthy lives.
"Youths could be kept free from drugs by strengthening their moral values," the adviser observed.
The adviser emphasised the need for creating jobs for youths to help them refrain from drug addiction and added unemployment as well as frustration in family lives and unhealthy family environment in many cases are responsible for drug addition.
"Drugs will not control us, rather we will control drugs," he said and added the country enacted a drug control act during 1990 with the provision of stern actions against any illegal trafficking of drug and its abuse.
Under this act, there are provisions of providing treatment and rehabilitation of drug addicts, seizing assets and freezing bank accounts of drug traffickers and special investigation of controlled delivery techniques against money laundering and international drug trafficking, the adviser pointed out.
The act was amended in 2000, 2002 and 2004 to make it time befitting and another amendment is under process during the current year, he said adding that the key policy of drug control has been written under the Article 18 of the constitution of the country.
He mentioned that Bangladesh signed and approved three international conventions and SAARC convention on drug. "Phensidyl is being trafficked from India," he said and stressed the need for national and regional drive against drug abuse and trafficking.
The adviser also appreciated different NGOs for their activities against drug abuse and trafficking and also for providing the addicts treatment and rehabilitation facilities.
Information and Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Mainul Hosein made the appeal while speaking at a discussion organised by the Ministry of Home Affairs on "International Day Against Drug Abuse and Trafficking 2007" in the city Tuesday, reports BSS.
The adviser also stressed the need for raising awareness, creating social motivation and movement and restoring human values for uprooting narcotic and drug addiction from the society.
"It is not possible for the government nor any government agency alone to control drug addiction and its illegal use," he said adding that awareness should be created among individuals and heads of families for remaining alert in this connection.
Director General of Narcotic Department Mohammad Shamsul Islam presided over the discussion while Home Secretary Md Abdul Karim addressed it as the special guest.
Additional Director General of Narcotic Department MA Sobhan and Director Shahinul Islam also spoke on the occasion.
The law adviser also urged members of law-enforcing agencies to be very strict against traders and traffickers of drugs and take stern action against them.
Highlighting this year's theme of the day "Do Drugs Control Your Life?" he urged the youths to refrain from drug addiction and said 'we have got only one life. We have to enjoy it.'
He further urged the guardians and family members of drug addicts to be sympathetic to them and provide them with proper treatment so that the addicts can regain their healthy lives.
"Youths could be kept free from drugs by strengthening their moral values," the adviser observed.
The adviser emphasised the need for creating jobs for youths to help them refrain from drug addiction and added unemployment as well as frustration in family lives and unhealthy family environment in many cases are responsible for drug addition.
"Drugs will not control us, rather we will control drugs," he said and added the country enacted a drug control act during 1990 with the provision of stern actions against any illegal trafficking of drug and its abuse.
Under this act, there are provisions of providing treatment and rehabilitation of drug addicts, seizing assets and freezing bank accounts of drug traffickers and special investigation of controlled delivery techniques against money laundering and international drug trafficking, the adviser pointed out.
The act was amended in 2000, 2002 and 2004 to make it time befitting and another amendment is under process during the current year, he said adding that the key policy of drug control has been written under the Article 18 of the constitution of the country.
He mentioned that Bangladesh signed and approved three international conventions and SAARC convention on drug. "Phensidyl is being trafficked from India," he said and stressed the need for national and regional drive against drug abuse and trafficking.
The adviser also appreciated different NGOs for their activities against drug abuse and trafficking and also for providing the addicts treatment and rehabilitation facilities.