Every now and then we find news in the electronic and print media that drug addiction has become widespread across the country. Statistics show drug addiction is predominant in the least developed countries like Bangladesh where the people, especially the young, are involved in it. Drugs, being a curse, snatch away valuable lives of young people. Many innocents are victimised by it in the early days of their lives. All hopes and aspirations of their parents are lost. Recently, our country turned into a regular route of drugs where the number of drug addicted people is more than 50 lakh. According to police reports, more than two thousand people are very much active in this business. They are making money countrywide selling drugs. Sometimes they are caught red handed but afterwards they are freed. I want to draw the attention of the home ministry to the following points:

1) Proper implementation of law to remove this curse.

2) The police should be accountable and dutiful.

3) Public awareness has to be increased by the govt as well as socio-cultural organisations through different colourful programmes.

4) Above all, the parents must look after their sons and daughters to protect them from going astray. Eng. Md. Mehebub Haque

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