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Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Monday that the government is preparing a comprehensive action plan to fight against illegal drugs.
The minister said this while replying to a query of the ruling Awami League MP from Chattogram-11, M Abdul Latif in Parliament.
In the absence of the home minister, law minister Anisul Huq gave a reply to questions from lawmakers related to the home affairs ministry during the question-answer session.
In a written answer, the home minister said time-fitting decisions were taken to finalise the need-based action plan through organising workshops with the stakeholders at upazila, district and divisional stage.
The home minister also said the government has taken up a project titled “modernisation of the department of narcotics control” to update it.
In reply to another query of ruling AL MP elected from Bhola-3 Nurunnabi Chowdhury, the Home Minister informed the House that traffic departments of various metropolitan police have deposited Tk 7.78 billion (Tk 775.87 crore) to the national exchequer in the last 15 years through realising fines.