🇧🇩 Bangladesh
4 reports of cannabis enforcement.
Totals add up only what the reports state; most operations are never reported in numbers.
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Latest reports
Bangladesh files its first case under the new digital drugs offence
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.
Bangladesh counts 105 border points used by traffickers
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.
Bangladesh arrests 20,439 on drug charges in a 72-day sweep
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.
Investigation counts 1.2 million drug cases and a revolving door
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.
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