About Department of Narcotics Control:
The Department, established under the President's Secretariat in January, 1990 is now placed under the administrative control of the Ministry of Home Affairs. It is charged with the responsibility of implementing the policies formulated by the NNCB. As the designated Nodal Agency of the Government, the DNC is to deal with all aspects relating to drug problem in the country. It has a network of field level offices across the country with its headquarters in Dhaka. The Director General is the head of the Department and he is also the ex-officio Member-Secretary to the National Narcotics Control Board.
The following functions are carried out by Department:
- Administration of the laws relating to Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances.
- Regulation of the production of the sale of liquors and alcoholic preparations including collection of the duties on this accountant.
- Prevention and control of drug trafficking.
- Prevention of drug abuse through research, education and training.
- Running process for treatment and rehabilitation of drug abuse.
- Co-ordination of the activities of various departments and NGOs involved in treatment and rehabilitation of drug abuse.
- Maintain liaison with similar agencies in other countries and with the concerned international and regional organizations.
- To act as the secretariat of the Narcotics Control Board.
The Department of Narcotics control is the nodal agency for drug control in Bangladesh. It has four functional wings. These are:
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Operation, Traffic and Intelligence, |
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Preventive Education, Research and Publication, and |
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Treatment and Rehabilitation. |
The DNC has 6 Divisional offices, 6 Divisional intelligence offices, 2 Metropoliton Regions, 64 District offices, Circle offices, 2 Land port, 2 Sea port, 1 Airport, 1 Chemical Laboratory, 1 Central Treatment Center, 5 Divisional Treatment Center, 5 Distillery, 1 Briary, 13 Ware House throughout the country. It has a total of 1706 sanctioned manpower.
Function of Preventive Education, Research and Publication Wing:
• Community mobilization against abuse and illicit trafficking of drugs
• Public awareness generation against drugs
• Dissemination of anti-drug messages
• Conducting various preventive education programs on drugs
• Community intervention against drug abuse
• Conducting campaign against drug abuse and illicit trafficking
• Policy formulation for prevention and control of drugs
• Monitoring and evaluation of programs
• Survey and data collection
• Research
• Networking with NGOs and VAs
• Coordination and monitoring the activities of the NGOs and VAs
• Publication
• Preparation and publication of periodical reports
• Preparing audio-visual programs aand materials for anti-drug campaign
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Name of Divisional Office: |
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1. Divisional Narcotics Control Office, Dhaka
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1. Divisional Intelligence Office, Dhaka
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Name of District/Regional Office:
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Dhaka Division
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01. Dhaka Metro Region
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Chittagong Division
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01. Chittagong Metro Region
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Khulna Division
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01. District Narcotics Control Office, Jessore
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Rajshahi Division
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01. District Narcotics Control Office, Sirajganj
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Barisal Division
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01. District Narcotics Control Office, Jhalakathi
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Sylhet Division
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01. District Narcotics Control Office, Sylhet
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পরিকল্পনা ও বাস্তবায়নে: মন্ত্রিপরিষদ বিভাগ, এটুআই, বিসিসি, ডিওআইসিটি ও বেসিস
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