{"version":1,"id":"bd","name":"Bangladesh","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/country/bd/","count":4,"totals":{"reports":4,"arrested":0,"plants_destroyed":0,"hectares":0,"kg_seized":0,"deaths":0},"by_type":{"eradication":0,"seizure":3,"raid":0,"arrest":0,"prosecution":1,"sentence":0,"execution":0,"death":0},"latest":"2026-08-16","reports":[{"id":"bangladesh-first-digital-drug-case-2026","code":"CET-S9C20V","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/bangladesh-first-digital-drug-case-2026/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/S9C20V/","date":"2026-08-16","country":"bd","country_name":"Bangladesh","place":null,"coordinates":[23.861,90.247],"precision":"country","type":"seizure","also":[],"title":"Bangladesh files its first case under the new digital drugs offence","summary":"The Department of Narcotics Control filed a case against Daraz's managing director, a supplier and two or three unidentified people over THC-infused CBD oil it said had been sold on the e-commerce platform. The case was filed on 16 August 2026, after a raid in Badda arrested the supplier and recovered oil, materials and equipment.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":[],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"bangladesh-first-digital-drug-case-2026","sources":[{"title":"First cyberspace narcotics case filed over alleged THC-CBD sales on Daraz (17 August 2026)","url":"https://www.thedailystar.net/news/crime-justice/news/first-cyberspace-narcotics-case-filed-over-alleged-thc-cbd-sales-daraz-4250101","publisher":"The Daily Star","date":null,"archived":null},{"title":"Narcotics Control (Amendment) Act 2026, section 36A","url":"https://bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd/act-1730/section-59383.html","publisher":"Bangladesh Ministry of Law","date":null,"archived":null}]},{"id":"bangladesh-cannabis-seizures-2025","code":"CET-JJSTKB","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/bangladesh-cannabis-seizures-2025/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/JJSTKB/","date":"2026-07-15","country":"bd","country_name":"Bangladesh","place":null,"coordinates":[23.861,90.247],"precision":"country","type":"seizure","also":[],"title":"Bangladesh counts 105 border points used by traffickers","summary":"A report in July 2026 counted at least 105 border points in 18 districts used to bring in narcotics of all kinds. Authorities seized 96,358 kg of cannabis in 2025, down from 114,345 kg in 2024.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":["trafficking"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"bangladesh-cannabis-seizures-2025","sources":[{"title":"Bangladesh's narco trail: traffickers tap 105 border points across 18 districts (28 July 2026)","url":"https://asianews.network/?p=290436","publisher":"The Daily Star via Asia News Network","date":null,"archived":null}]},{"id":"bangladesh-nationwide-drug-arrests-2026","code":"CET-CZVMGX","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/bangladesh-nationwide-drug-arrests-2026/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/CZVMGX/","date":"2026-07-13","country":"bd","country_name":"Bangladesh","place":null,"coordinates":[23.861,90.247],"precision":"country","type":"prosecution","also":[],"title":"Bangladesh arrests 20,439 on drug charges in a 72-day sweep","summary":"Police headquarters said 20,439 people were arrested on narcotics charges during a nationwide operation from 1 May to 12 July 2026, part of nearly 117,000 arrests for all offences. Officers filed 14,157 drug cases and seized 5,336 packets of cannabis along with yaba, heroin, phensedyl and liquor. The operation ended the day before parliament passed the 2026 narcotics amendment.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":[],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"bangladesh-nationwide-drug-arrests-2026","sources":[{"title":"117,000 arrested across Bangladesh, including Dhaka, in 72-day police operation (13 July 2026)","url":"https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/crime-and-law/5wd2ktlv5o","publisher":"Prothom Alo","date":null,"archived":null}]},{"id":"bangladesh-netra-cannabis-investigation-2026","code":"CET-YPRG7K","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/bangladesh-netra-cannabis-investigation-2026/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/YPRG7K/","date":"2026-04-22","country":"bd","country_name":"Bangladesh","place":null,"coordinates":[23.861,90.247],"precision":"country","type":"seizure","also":[],"title":"Investigation counts 1.2 million drug cases and a revolving door","summary":"Netra News reported that law enforcement agencies filed about 1.2 million narcotics cases between 2009 and July 2025, naming more than 1.5 million accused. Cannabis accounted for more than 99 per cent of seizures by weight, while heroin and cocaine together were under 1 per cent.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":[],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"bangladesh-netra-cannabis-investigation-2026","sources":[{"title":"Cops, camera, cannabis (22 April 2026)","url":"https://netra.news/2026/cannabis-war-bangladesh/","publisher":"Netra News","date":null,"archived":null}]}]}