Neighbouring Countries Have Built Drug Factories Near the Border: Relief Minister Asadul Habib Dulu in Hatibandha
Disaster Management and Relief Minister Asadul Habib Dulu has said neighbouring countries have set up drug factories in the border areas of Lalmonirhat with the aim of destroying the youth. He said no drugs are produced in Bangladesh; the drugs enter the country through smuggling from neighbouring countries.
He made the remarks on Friday night at a meeting on the ‘Alokito Lalmonirhat’ social movement, held at the Sahar Uddin Sarkar Government High School field in Hatibandha upazila of Lalmonirhat.
The relief minister said drug use is highest in the country’s border areas. Around Tk 5,000 crore goes out of Bangladesh every year behind drug consumption. Everyone must work unitedly against drugs, he said.
He said a social movement must be built against drugs, gambling, dowry and child marriage. The aim of the initiative is to make Lalmonirhat a model district in the country.
Asadul Habib Dulu said students are now detaining teachers and misbehaving with them. There has been a decline in values, morality, respect and social courtesy in society. He also said there is an international conspiracy behind the spread of drugs — a conspiracy to destroy the youth so that Bangladesh cannot stand with its head held high.
It was announced at the meeting that a social movement will be built against four offences — drugs, gambling, child marriage and dowry. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is scheduled to come to Lalmonirhat on 19 November to see the programme.
Chaired by Deputy Commissioner Rashedul Haque Pradhan, the meeting was attended as special guests by Lalmonirhat-1 (Patgram-Hatibandha) MP Barrister Hasan Rajib Pradhan, Police Superintendent Md. Asaduzzaman, Zila Parishad Administrator A K M Mominul Haque, Hatibandha Upazila Nirbahi Officer Dipjan Mitra, and Officer-in-Charge (OC) Matiur Rahman, among others.
Centred on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s upcoming Lalmonirhat visit, leaders and activists of the BNP and its associate organisations have brought out joy processions in remote areas of the district.
