Drug Trafficking in Bangladesh: An Investigation of the Reasons and Challenges of the Problem

Abstract

This research work deals with drug trafficking in Bangladesh. Since Bangladesh is located at the core of three drug-producing regions, traffickers used this country as a transit point. Moreover, Poverty, lack of employment, and corruption are common problems in this country. In this research paper, I try to show what are the reasons behind drug trafficking in Bangladesh. The legal provision of a country plays a significant role in eradicating illicit drug use and trafficking. Even though Bangladesh has a national policy and a separate drug law to severely punish drug offenders, the review of drug trafficking and drug offenders reveals that current policy, law, and implementation are unsatisfactory. Therefore, it is necessary to find out the significant reasons and the problems of existing law to overcome this problem.