Department of Narcotics Control
| মাদকদ্রব্য নিয়ন্ত্রণ অধিদপ্তর | |
 Official Seal of Department of Narcotics Control | |
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| Formed | January 2, 1990 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Bangladesh |
| Headquarters | Segunbagicha, Shahbagh Thana, Dhaka |
| Annual budget | ৳498 crore (US$41 million)[1] 2026-2027 |
Department executive |
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Parent Department | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Website | Department of Narcotics Control |
Department of Narcotics Control (Bengali: মাদকদ্রব্য নিয়ন্ত্রণ অধিদপ্তর, romanized: Mādakadrabya niẏantraṇa adhidaptara) is a government department under the Ministry of Home Affairs responsible for preventing drug abuse, combating narcotics trafficking, enforcing narcotics laws, and regulating controlled substances in Bangladesh.[2]
History
[edit]The Department of Narcotics Control was established on 2 January 1990 under the Ministry of Home Affairs and is related to National Narcotics Control Board.[3][4] The agency is responsible for issuing licenses for the import, exports, sales, transport, etc. for drugs in Bangladesh.[5] It also carries out raids against illegal narcotics.[6] The department has its own intelligence branch.[7]
Prior to its establishment, drugs including but not limited to codeine-laced cough syrup, some alcoholic health tonics, tablets, and syrups were banned from being marketed and produced in 1982, then in 1984 opium (which has a long history in both Bangladesh and its neighbor India) was banned, in 1987 the cultivation of cannabis was stopped and finally in 1989 all cannabis shops were closed.[8]
On September 9, 1991 the department was placed under the Ministry of Home Affairs.[8]
Md. Hasan Maruf is the Director-General of the Department of Narcotics Control.[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ Islam, Shariful; Kaium, Tousif (13 June 2026). "Home ministry budget rises 14.4%". The Daily Star. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ "Law and Our Rights". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ↑ "Welcome to Department of Narcotics Control Webpage..." dnc.gov.bd. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ↑ "Origins of the global anti-drug movement". The Daily Star. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ↑ "Drug traffickers linked to Myanmar, India". The Daily Star. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ↑ "2 held with 6.80 lakh yaba pills in Ctg". The Daily Star. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ↑ "Drug abuse alarmingly rising in Bangladesh". The Daily Star. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- 1 2 "Department of Narcotics Control". www.dnc.gov.bd. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ↑ "Abdus Sabur Mondal". 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
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