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DNC starts nationwide anti-narcotic campaign from Sunday
DHAKA, May 29, 2018 (BSS) – The Department of Narcotic Control (DNC) is set to start a nationwide massive anti-narcotic campaign involving over 29,000 committees in educational institutions to create awareness about the adverse impact of drugs.
“We are going to start nationwide awareness campaign in educational institutions from Sunday to make students aware about the harmful impact of taking drugs mainly to keep them away from drugs,” DNC Director General (DG) Mohammod Jamal Uddin Ahmed told BSS today.
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan is likely to inaugurate the campaign as the chief guest from a programme to be held at Sidheswari campus of Stamford University on Sunday.
The DNC chief said that they are trying to involve all the social powers in the awareness campaign aimed at waging a vibrant social movement against the abuse of narcotics.
“Anti-narcotic committees in schools, colleges and madrashas up to the degree level have been entrusted with conducting the campaign across the country. It will help reduce the demand of drugs among the student manifold,” he added.
“Only drives against narcotic could not stop the social menace until and unless a social movement is raised against it, so the drives and awareness campaigns will be continued side by side to stop it,” he opined.
“As part of the campaign, the DNC will distribute 40,000 festoons inscribed with the adverse impacts of taking drugs, among the schools, colleges and madrashas,” DNC Deputy Director (preventive education) Rabiul Islam said.
He also said that over 29000 anti-narcotic committees formed at different educational institutions by DNC will mainly carry out the campaign across the country.
Another Deputy Director (Dhaka metro) of DNC Mukul Jyoti Chakma said that they have already sent letters to educational institutions through the Education Ministry to take appropriate measures in conducting the anti-narcotic awareness campaign.
He said that they also requested the University Grants Commission (UGC) to conduct such campaigns at educational institutions under it.
In Dhaka metropolis, 193 anti-narcotic committees will carry out the campaign, he added.
The government took the move in 2009 with forming 5,779 committees first when the students were getting increasingly inclined towards taking drugs and other narcotic substances.
The five-member committee is headed by chief of the concerned institution with its physical or religious teacher as the member secretary. Three other members of the committees are – a teachers’ representative, a guardian, and a student.
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