Prof Dr Golam Rahman, Ex-Chief Information Commissioner

Prof Dr Golam Rahman, Ex-Chief Information Commissioner : It is said that the drug menace cannot be controlled by bringing drug peddlers to justice. But this is not correct; it can be controlled. Many drug peddlers come out of bail through the loopholes of the law, causing many to feel insecure and fear that such culprits will move freely after walking free out of jail on bail. The drug peddlers have enough money and the law is not applicable for them.
But they need to face music and direct punishment is a must for them. The matter, however, could be debatable. But we believe in and expect the rule of law. In the practice of democracy, we have to be respectful to the law. We have to protect the rule of law. We are witnessing a last few days that drug peddlers and their associates are being killed in the countrywide anti-narcotics crackdown. In most of the cases, they were killed in crossfire. Prime minister in a recent press conference said no body will be spared and action will be takes irrespective of political affiliation or belief. We see that our youths are going astray in the deadly clutch of narcotics. Their families are also being troubled. The society is going through an adverse reaction and the state is considering it as a great challenge. So, an undeclared war has been on against drugs. If the drug peddlers were brought to justice, we could have seen the rule of law. But a number of questions are arising among the commoners with many asking if the real culprits are being killed in the raids. Now our law enforcement agencies are to ensure this. Hence they have to do so. Narcotics are a dangerous problem in the society, which cannot be let deepen.

Based on an interview by Ashiq Rahman, translated Sayeed Muhammad