The National Narcotics Control Board is the highest-level government body responsible for formulating a drug policy in Bangladesh.[1][2]

History

The National Narcotics Control Board was formed through the passage of the Narcotics Control Act in 1990. The board is headed by the Minister of Home Affairs and falls under the Ministry of Home Affairs.[3][4] The board has been described as ineffective by The Daily Star.[5][6] The board was designed to provide policy guidelines to the Department of Narcotics Control.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Laws on Narcotics control". Law and Our Rights. The Daily Star. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  2. ↑ International Narcotics Control Board (1968). Report of the International Narcotics Control Board for ... United Nations Publications. p. 33. ISBN 9781441621849.
  3. ↑ "Welcome to Department of Narcotics Control Webpage..." Department of Narcotics Control. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "A backdated law to control updated Drug Abuse". The Daily Star. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  5. ↑ Rahman, Siddiqur. "Countering drug trafficking in Bangladesh". The Daily Star. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "Inaction on narcotics". The Daily Star (Editorial). Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Narcotics guardians go into long hibernation". The Daily Star. Retrieved 20 April 2017.


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