Anika Afzal

Brac University

Drug Dealing of Bangladesh is Surviving for Golden Triangle

DRUGS

DRUGS

In pharmacology, a drug is "a chemical

substance used in the treatment, cure,

prevention, or diagnosis of disease or

used to otherwise enhance physical or

mental well-being.

Recreational drugs are chemical

substances that affect the central nervous

system, such hallucinogens.

DRAG DEALING/ILLEAGAL DRAG TRADES

DRUG DEALING/ILLEGAL DRUG TREADING

The Illegal drug trade is a global

black market that is dedicated to the

cultivation, manufacturing,

distribution, and sale of drugs that

are subject to drug prohibition laws.

THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE

The Golden Triangle is one of Asia's two

main opium-producing areas.

It is an area of around 367,000 square miles

(950,000 km2) that overlaps the mountains of

three countries of Southeast Asia: Myanmar,

Laos and Thailand.

CAUSES OF USING DRUGS:

To forget pain

Easy to get

A way of entertainment

ROUTES OF TRAFFICKING IN BANGLADESH:

Western Routes

East and South-Eastern Routes

North and North Western routes

Road

River

Rail

Air

The western routes with India are – Darshana, Zibannagar of Chuadanga,

Hili and Birol of Dinajpur and Moghulhat, Aditmari, Durgapur, Fulbari,

Nageshwari of Kurigram and Nawabgonj, Rajshahi, Meherpur & Debhat

and Kaligonj of Khulna and Benapole, Chowgacha of Jessore.

Eastern Routes are – Akhaura, Zhautala, Sadullahpur, Nawagaon, Singer

bil, Col. bazar, Gangasagar and Kasba of B.Baria, Bibirbazar, Chagalnaiya,

Maharajganj and Gutuma of Feni, Barkal and Baghaichari of Rangamati,

Chittagong, Teknaff of Cox’s Bazar, Dighinala, Panchari, and Matiranga of

Khagrachari.

Northern Routes are –Haluaghat(Telikhali/Karaitali/Surjyapur/

Bandarkata/ Munsirhat/ Munshipara) of Mymensing and Durgapur

(Bijoypur and Bhabani area) of Netrokona and Bangla Banda,

Bhurungabari, Jhenaigati, Sunamgonj, Tamabil.

Among the trafficking routes to Bangladesh, the vast forests and terrain areas of hill tracts and the Bangladeshi, Myanmar and Thai Fishing Trawlers are being safely used for trafficking heroin into Bangladesh

Bangladesh, with its longest borders with India on 3 sides and with Myanmar to the northeast has become very risky and vulnerable for drug trafficking and abuse

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL DRUG TRAFFICKING ROUTES:

Golden Triangle > Bangkok-Singapore-Hong Kong>Japan-> Pacific route (air and sea) > USA-Canada-Australia.

Golden Triangle > Bay of Bengal-Bangladesh-India-Pakistan > Middle East > South and South-Eastern Europe > Western Europe> USA>Canada. (Air, sea and land)

Golden Triangle > Bay of Bengal>India>Sri Lanka > Middle East-Africa > USA>Canada (air and sea).

Dhaka has become the prime transit route

for trafficking heroin to Europe from

Southeast Asia, according to a report

from the International Narcotics Control

Board 2007 annual report.

An estimated 100,000 people work in the

drug trafficking commerce in Bangladesh.

Counter: Drugs are now being producing in our

country.

Argument: The production rate is very low now.

So, drug dealing in bangladesh is actually surviving for the golden triangle.

Solutions: Government must be more active to stop

illeagal drug trading.

Police and border guards should be more authorized and honest.

Ensuring of the law for the drug dealers

REFERENCE

https://www.google.com.bd

http://tib2012.blogspot.com/2012/07/drug-

trade-in-bangladesh.html

http://www.indexmundi.com/bangladesh/illicit

_drugs.html

www.dnc.gov.bd/route.html