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Department of Narcotics Control

department · verified (verified 2026-05-17)

Profile

Head
Md. Abdus Sabur Mondal PAA
Role
Director General
Annual budget
—
Staff
1706
Established
1990
Legal basis
Narcotics Control Act 1990 (Act No. XX of 1990, came into force 2 January 1990, consolidated earlier laws including the Opium Act 1878, Dangerous Drugs Act 1930, and Prohibition Rules 1950; amended 2000, 2002, 2004); superseded by the Narcotics Control Act 2018 (Act No. 63 of 2018), which is the current operative statute. Department placed under administrative control of Ministry of Home Affairs by order dated 9 September 1991.

DNC is executing a 180-day special action plan (announced April 2026) targeting the top two tiers of a mapped 20,891-strong trafficking network; simultaneously coordinating a nationwide joint anti-drug drive operational since 1 May 2026 under Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed. The 8 May 2026 MoU with Pakistan's Anti-Narcotics Force marks DNC's most significant bilateral arrangement in recent years, designating it the focal agency for intelligence sharing and controlled-delivery operations with Islamabad. Drug trafficking remains a severe national security problem with Teknaf/Cox's Bazar as the primary yaba entry corridor from Myanmar.

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Provenance & notes

DNC was established on 2 January 1990 under the original Narcotics Control Act 1990, and placed formally under the Ministry of Home Affairs on 9 September 1991. The operative legal statute is now the Narcotics Control Act 2018 (Act No. 63 of 2018), which repealed the 1990 Act. parent_id_ref is 'Security Services Division' per the task specification and per the ISSUP profile of DG Abdus Sabur Mondal, which explicitly identifies DNC as operating 'under the Security Services Division (SSD), Ministry of Home Affairs.' Staff count of 1,706 is the sanctioned manpower figure from DNC's own published data (as reflected in search results); precise annual budget for DNC is not publicly disaggregated. DG Md. Abdus Sabur Mondal PAA is a BCS (Administration) cadre officer (13th batch, joined service 25 April 1994); he received the Public Administration Award in 2016; appointed DG on 16 September 2021 per ISSUP and Wikipedia sources (cross-verified). The 20,891 trafficker figure and 1,620 godfather figure are from DNC intelligence data published in April 2026, cross-checked across Pressenza and Bangladesh Pratidin. The 180-day plan was announced by DNC Director (Operations) Md Bashir Ahmed -- note: 'Director (Operations)' is a separate post from the Director General; Bashir Ahmed's announcement was specifically in his operations capacity. Pakistan MoU date of 8 May 2026 confirmed by BSS, Dawn, Dhaka Tribune, and New Age Bangladesh (all cross-verified). Headquarters: Segunbagicha, Shahbagh Thana, Dhaka. DNC operates 6 divisional offices, 6 divisional intelligence offices, 2 metropolitan regions, 64 district offices, 1 chemical laboratory, 1 Central Treatment Centre, 5 divisional treatment centres, 5 distilleries, 1 brewery, and 13 warehouses nationwide.

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