Drug addiction is as a matter of fact one kind of zeal for an illegal and harmful thing, which spoils a drug addict’s life gradually. Besides,it opens the doors of unethical activities step by step. It’s also a great obstacle to peace, order, and security because the reaction oftaking a drugis horrible anddeplorable according tomedia reports and concernedspecialists.Besides, drugs are also responsible for many criminal activities like rape, snatching, killing, extortion, eve-teasing, robbery, theft, and so on in the human society.Smoking is also another way of being addicted to perilous drugs gradually according to media reports and relevant specialists.The drug addicted people caneasily commitany crime because they are mentally and physically abnormal after taking drugs. As a result,theyalso involve themselves in unethical and unlawful activities like rape and killing, etc. It’s also an alarming matter that most of the drug addicts in Bangladesh are students, teenagers,street children, and unemployedyouths.As a conscious citizen, I think that a drug addict is not only an unlucky person but also an icon of unbearable disturbanceto others. Now,let’s pay our attention to Oishee, another notorious name ofadrug addict in Bangladesh.Oishee Rahman,a daughter of Mahfuzur Rahman and Swapna Rahman, used to lead a desperate life because her father was a very powerful police officer though all police officer’s children are not bad and desperate. Butshe became addicted to drugsslowlyafter mixing the bad boys in the society. Thus,she became obstinate, uncontrolled, and inconsiderate.Consequently, she killed her parents in 2013because they tried to protect her from the clutches of terrible drugs.Now, she is in a jail of Bangladesh where she is suffering from the punishment of her sinas arepentant criminal. This painful incident of killing parentsshook our conscience largely. For this reason, I could not but mention her as aterrible instance of a drug addict here.As a Bangladeshi columnist, I think that drug addiction is also enough to spoil the golden dreams of parents. Now,let’s see thestatistics or reportof killing parents in Bangladesh.According to a online reportof a well-known daily on 26 June 2024, about 200 parents were killed by theirsons and daughters (drug addicts)in last ten years.Besides, the people of different ages are going astray because of the availability of horrible drugs. ManyRohingya refugees are also involved in drug trades and other criminal activities.Inthis way, our respectivesocietiesarebecoming unsafe and suffocating day by day. Moreover, the number of drug addicts is increasing in Bangladeshalarminglyalthough the zero tolerance policy against drugs was declared. It’s also a matter of anxiety thatclever drug tradersuse“a section of jail guards and officials”differently to selldangerousdrugsto the inmates of jailsaccording to different media reports.Bangladesh is a special country of South Asia where a vicious circle is busy infulfillingits evil purposes by spreading narcotics or drugs everywhere.The vicious circle consists of drug traders, their godfathers, and accomplices though there are also many ominous forces in our country. Many political leaders also control the drug trades in our country in conformity with many media reports.Consequently, drugs are being found not only in cities but also in villages easily.Our future generation will also fall in a greater danger unlessthe expansion of narcotics is stopped soon.Narcotics or drugs are enough tocrippleyouths’ force alarmingly because they damage youngsters physically and mentally. Besides, the overall development of a country is impossible without the help of youngsters. The number of drug addiction treatment and rehabilitation centres in Bangladeshis inadequate.Relevant authoritiesshould solvethis crisis as soon as possible. Besides, continuing Dupe Test regularly is essential for identifying the drug addicts in different sectors.The students of different colleges and universities are the main targets of drug traders.It is learnt from various media reports that many dishonestand irresponsible members of law enforcement agencies including their informersare greatly involved in drug trades.The people of different ages alsoinvolve themselves in drug trades to be rich overnight because selling drugs like yaba, heroin, and so onis very profitable. Cunning drug traders also use social media to sell their deadly drugs. That’s why, concerned authorities should also monitor social media carefully and regularly to arrest drug traders and their accomplices.Moreover, narcotics are available because they also enter intoBangladesh from neighboring countries. The Department of Narcotics Control (DNC), BGB, RAB, police, Bangladesh Coast Guard, and intelligence agenciesare also playingvital and fearless roles incontrolling the spread of drugs and arresting“drug traders and their accomplices”. Their outstandingattempts to maintain peace, order, and securityare undeniable. It’salso a matter of anxiety that RAB, DB, and police informers inform drug traders(criminals) of the law enforcers’ raids or operations. As a result, drug tradersoftenescapeand law enforcers are sometimes incapable of arresting them.It’s learnt from different media reports that informers often use the dishonest, irresponsible, and inconsiderate members of the RAB, DB and police to endanger innocent people. Besides,informers are becoming more desperate day by day. As a Bangladeshi columnist, I think that exemplary punishment is essential forstoppingthefrequent misdeeds of the informants ofthe RAB, DB, and police.The persons who are the accomplices of drug tradersor criminals must be punished as soon as possible. Otherwise, our holyaims to establish a safe and peacefulhuman society will be unsuccessful. Now, let’s look at some media reports to know lurid information regarding unlawful activities: I.The online report of The Business Standard on 11 Sep. 2022 also gives us sensational information regarding criminal activities. From this report, it’s learnt that a Dhaka court sent the three people including ASI Mahbubul Alam of Pallabi Police Station to jail in a case filed over their alleged attempt to frame one innocent man in a drug case by putting yaba tablets into his pocket. The three accuseds were able to stop pedestrian Khalilur Rahman near Cantonment Rail Station. ASI Mahbubul was capable of putting a packet of yaba tablets into Khalilur’s pocket after taking it from one of his informants. Though he detained Khalilur from Khilkhet area, he showed Khalilur arrested at his police station. This unexpected and dirty incident also denotes the misuse of power and forgery. It also shook our conscience greatly at that time. Therefore, concerned authorities should be more dutiful to stop the repetition of this kind of offence in near future. II.Police informants also sell yaba, hemp, phensedyl, etc. openly in accordance with a online report of Jugantor on 7 June 2023. They often torture and harass the simple and innocent people of the society differently. III.Police informants are involved in drug trades and take a part of seized drugs as their “source money” from the relevant policemen in conformity with a online report of Ittefaq on 18 July 2023.Besides, informants harass innocent people by adding their names to drug cases. They also inform other drug traders of the news of law enforcers’ upcoming raids. As a result, drug traders often save themselves.IV.Now, let’s know the sources of dangerous drugs that are available in Bangladesh. Cannabis, heroin, phensedyl, buprenorphine injection, and tapentadol tablets enter into Bangladesh from India; and yaba and ICE from Myanmar; and cocaine and LSD from South America and Europe in conformity with a online report of Dhaka Tribune on 4 March 2024. V. According to a online report of a private TV channel on 26 June 2024, the number of drug addicts in Bangladesh is at least 1 (one) crore.It’s clear that Prof.Dr. Arup RatanChowdhury, founder president of the MANAS, also admittedit in the published report.Besides, the MANAS is anon-government association for the prevention of drug abuse.As a Bangladeshi columnist, I think that peace, order, and security are impossible withoutensuring accountability everywhere. The persons of different ages including students and unemployed youthsbecome drug addicts because of bad company, disappointment, failure, curiosity, degerate culture, the availability of horrible drugs, etc. To ensure the border security of Bangladesh is alsoessential for stopping the frequent consignments ofthe perilous drugs of India, Myanmar, and so on. Otherwise, our country will be beset with dangerous drugs and deadly problems. So, it’s high time to continue anti-drug campaignseverywhereregularlyand implement the zero tolerance policy against drugs for a safe and peaceful human society.
Writer’s Identity :Md. Al Amin is apopular Bangladeshi columnist having a master’s degree in English Language and Literature from Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University(JKKNIU). His X (Twitter) handle is “@ColumnistAlAmin”.
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