Voicing deep concerns over the growing abuse of drugs by the young generation, Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader on Sunday urged the government to form a special unit to deal with it. “The consequences of the growing drug abuse will be as dire as militancy. If the spread is not controlled, the next generation will be destroyed,” he said in a statement. Read:People lost faith in govt assurance about vaccination: GM Quader Referring to media reports, the Jatiya Party chief said people know that the young generation has got addicted to deadly drugs like LSD, Ice and Khat. “Besides, Yaba, Phensedyl, liquor and hemp are now near at hand. Nothing can be more shocking than this for the nation,” he observed. Read: GM Quader slams govt. for vaccine uncertainty GM Quader, also the deputy opposition leader in parliament, said the future generation will become unusable, violent and uncivilised if they cannot be saved from the horrific curse of drugs. “The immense potential of youth will be damaged.” He also warned that the law-and-order situation will collapse if the spread of narcotic drugs cannot be controlled. Read: Indian variant of Covid may wreak havoc on Bangladesh: GM Quader GM Quader said several hundred incidents of extrajudicial killings had taken place in the past three years in the name of anti-drug drives, but there has been no achievement. Under the circumstances, he said, the government must take effective initiatives right now to eliminate drug abuse and protect the young generation.

A Dhaka court on Monday placed  five people on a 5-day remand each in a Narcotics case filed after their arrest with  hallucinogenic drug LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide). Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Atiqul Islam passed the order after rejecting bail plea of the accused. Those remanded are ABM Shirajul Salekin alias Topu, ASM Monwar Akib alias Anan, Najmus Sakib, Md Saiful Islam and Najmul Islam. Also read: LSD seized during probe into DU student's death Earlier, sub-inspector (also investigation officer of the case)of Khilgaon police station Badrul-Al-Amin produced the accused before court and prayed for a 10-day remand for each. Primary investigation reveals that the accused were involved in drug trading, said police. On Saturday night police arrested ASM Monwar Akib alias Anan, Najmus Sakib, Md Saiful Islam from Khilgaon while peddling drug. ABM Shirajul Salekin was arrested later from the Mohakhali area. Also read: LSD seizure: 3 students on 5-day remand On May 26, police arrested three private university students with LSD during a raid. Later a case was filed at Dhanmondi Police Station under the Narcotics Control Act. On Sunday, a Dhaka court placed the three accused Sadman Sakib Rupol, 25, Ashab Wadud Turjo, 22, and Adib Ashraf, 23 on a 5-day remand each. The ongoing probe into the death of Dhaka University student Hafizur led to the raid, said DB.

A Dhaka court on Sunday placed three private university students on five-day remand over seizure of psychedelic drug LSD from their residence.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Baki Billah passed the order during a virtual hearing in the case filed at Dhanmondi Police Station under the Narcotics Control Act.The court also rejected the bail pleas. READ: LSD seized during probe into DU student's death On May 27, investigation officer of the case, Sub-Inspector of Detective Branch Md Salauddin Kader produced the accused before court and sought a seven-day remand for each of them.The court sent them to jail after a remand hearing on Sunday.The accused are Sadman Sakib Rupol, 25, Ashab Wadud Turjo, 22, and Adib Ashraf, 23.On May 26, police arrested them during a raid from a Dhaka apartment with 200 pieces of LSD. They used to sell them at Tk 3,000 per piece. READ: Baba Ram Dass, spiritual guru and LSD pioneer, dies at 88The ongoing probe into the death of Dhaka University student Hafizur led to the raid, said DB.Later, DB Inspector Mahbub Alam filed a case against them under the Narcotics Control Act.

Police say they have seized psychedelic drug LSD during investigation into the death of Dhaka University student Hafizur Rahman. Three private university students were also detained with this hallucinogenic drug in a raid from Dhaka on Wednesday night. The arrestees are Sadman Sakib Rupol, 25, Ashab Wadud Turjo, 22, and Adib Ashraf, 23. Also Read: Mystery shrouds death of a DU student AKM Hafiz Akhter, additional commissioner of police at the DB confirmed the news on Thursday afternoon at a briefing at the Detective Branch media centre. “The ongoing probe into the death of DU student Hafizur led to the raid,” he said. Akhter said whether the drug had anything to do with the death of Hafizur can only be ascertained after further investigation. He revealed that around 200 strips of LSD imported from the Netherland were seized during the raid. Hafizur, 24, a student of Information Science and Library Management (2015-16 session), went missing on May 15, a day after Eid-ul-Fitr. DU students were in shock when his dead body was found at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue on Sunday.