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:
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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Administration, Training, Finance and Common Service, |
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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 Operation, Traffic and Intelligence:
The principal tasks of the Operation, Traffic and Intelligence wing of the DNC are:
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Intelligence gathering; |
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Conducting Raids; |
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Search, seizure, arrest, |
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Investigation of drug offences; |
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Prosecution of drug offences; |
Name of Divisional Office: |
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1. Divisional Narcotics Control Office, Dhaka |
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Name of Divisional Intelligence Office: |
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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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